The Management of Fidelity Bank Plc has reacted to the online publication on social media on Wednesday about the bank’s MD/CEO, Nnamdi Okonkwo who was said to have jumped bail by the EFCC.
MANAGEMENT:Â The statement made available to SOJWORLD.COM on Thursday was titled; “Misleading Online Media Reports on Fidelity Bank”
The statement said, the online media report that said MD/CEO jumped bail was untrue.
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“The reports are completely untrue and the facts of the matter are hereby presented as follows:
“The MD/CEO has been away on medical leave, which was duly approved by the Board since December 4, 2019.”
“The bank informed the CBN Governor of this development as the MD/CEO was unable to attend the annual Bankers Committee retreat held between December 8 and 9, 2018, on account of this, an Executive Director represented the bank.”
The statement further said Fidelity received an invitation letter from EFCC two days ago requesting for the attention of the Managing Director of the bank, Nnamdi Okonkwo.
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As at the time of filing this report, we are unable to confirm if the statement issued by the bank would absolve Mr. Okonkwo from being declared wanted by the EFCC next week, at the hearing in court.
It will be recalled that Fidelity Bank chief was alleged to be involved in a messy deal of the former Minister of Petroleum Resource, Mrs. Diezane Alison-Madueke with the sum $153 million saved in the bank.
The MD/CEO was accused of complicity, money laundering, conspiracy, and concealing of information from the regulatory authority which if found guilty could earn the accused years of jail term.
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Charged along with Fidelity Bank’s MD/CEO was the Director of First Bank Plc, Mr. Dauda Lawal who was also allegedly assisting Diezani Alison-Madueke in 2015.
All hands would be on deck pending the hearing of the case in court next Monday before Xmas break.
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