Concerned over the plight of people of the state presently experiencing difficulty accessing money at the banks, Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, stormed the Masaka branch of the Union Bank, where he directed banks in the state to make funds available for hundreds of customers in the state.
Engineer Sule, who was enroute Karshi Development Area, in continuation of his reelection campaign, detoured into the bank, in Masaka, Karu Local Government Area, on Wednesday.
The Governor said it was part of his responsibility to check on the activities of banks operating in the state, with a view to alleviate the suffering of the people.
He disclosed that, after President Muhammadu Buhari met with the 36 state governors and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, difficulty being faced by Nigerians as a result of the redesigning of the Naira, the President assured the governors that there is no problem with the banks, that Nigerians can now access money at the banks.
Engineer Sule therefore, directed banks operating in the state to make money available to customers.
“I spoke with the manager and he assured me that with the bank’s ATM card, one can withdraw up to twenty thousand naira, while customers from other banks can only withdraw ten thousand naira,” he stated.
While expressing concern with the high number of customers outside the bank, Engineer Sule directed the manager of the branch, to replenish the ATM machines to enable customers access their funds.
“There are a lot of people here going through difficulty. That’s why I stopped. As you know, we are checking on the part of government. The President met with the governors yesterday and the CBN Governor and assured us there is absolutely no problem with the banks,” he stated.
He assured customers of the bank that money will be made available for 24 hours.
The manager equally confirmed to the Governor that, the bank made it possible for customers of Union Bank to withdraw up to twenty thousand naira, while customers from other banks can withdraw ten thousand naira.
