SunTrust Bank Denies Owing Legislative Aides

June 15, 2017
SunTrust Bank Denies Owing Legislative Aides

SunTrust Bank Denies Owing Legislative Aides

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

The management of SunTrust Bank has refuted claims that it owes some members of staff of the National Assembly.

Earlier this week, some legislative aides staged a protest at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, claiming the lender has refused to pay them their salaries, leading to the death of one Mr Hassan Abiodun, an aide to the Deputy Speaker, Mr Yusuf Suleiman.

But addressing newsmen yesterday over the matter, the bank, through its Executive Director in charge of Finance and Risk Management, Mr Usman Abdulqadir, said there was no truth in the claims.

Speaking with journalists in Lagos at the bank’s office, Mr Abdulqadir, on behalf of the lender’s chief executive officer, Mr Muhammad Jibrin, noted that all that concerns payment of the workers had been done.

“We have received the mandate to make payments to various beneficiaries and those payments have since been relayed, some via REMITA, to the relevant banks.

“We advise that any persons who are yet to receive payments executed by us should first check with his/her bankers to trace where such payments are held.

“We categorically restate that we do not fail to honour any obligation to our clients,” Mr Abdulqadir said.

SunTrust Bank, launched in 2016, handles accounts of some National Assembly employees.

Modupe Gbadeyanka

Modupe Gbadeyanka is a fast-rising journalist with Business Post Nigeria. Her passion for journalism is amazing. She is willing to learn more with a view to becoming one of the best pen-pushers in Nigeria. Her role models are the duo of CNN's Richard Quest and Christiane Amanpour.

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