SAFAR 21 1431 A.H.
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2010.
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Bank customers assured safety of deposited monies
From MUSTAPHA SAYE, Kaduna
Customers will now be at ease to patronize any bank for transaction purposes in Nigeria as the acting managing director of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim assured them that the Nigerian Banks are now safe for any transaction.
He disclosed this in an interview with news men in Kaduna after his opening speech at the intensive Communication Skills Course organized by the NDIC in conjunction with the ASSP Management Services at the Hamdala Hotel in Kaduna Wednesday.
The scting managing director said the current reforms introduced by the governor of CBN Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has solved the anticipated problems by the custoners.
“The customers who patronize Nigerian banks have their money are safe, no any depositor that will go to any Bank in Nigeria and complain about having problem of collecting their money. Since CBN’s intervention things are going on fine with Nigerian Banks, with that I have to tell you that the Nigerian Banks are now safe and well effective so depositors can sleep with their two eyes close”, Umar confirmed.
On the issue of the depositors whose monies have been deposited in the failed banks, the acting GM said NDIC has taken major step in making sure that those customers got their money after the liquidation of their banks. He advised those that have such problems to make sure that they visit their office for verifications in order to have their monies returned to them.
Also in his key note address, Alhaji Ibrahim said the ability to communicate effectively with the staff of NDIC, is an essential and critical requirement for a team work which he said, was why NDIC makes it possible to organized the course for its staff.
“It is gratifying to note that, the corporation has recorded tangible achievements in our mandate areas of deposit protection, bank supervision and distress resolution,” he said.
He added that, bank examination reports constitute instruments for tracking the performance of the banking sector and by extension the national economy, in which he said organization will only grow bigger and stronger where there is effective inter and intra communication.
