Reacting to the assets declaration order from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to all bank workers, the workers have asked the EFCC to let them be and instead, focus on managing directors.
The workers made this declaration under the aegis of the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE).
It said many of the workers are outsourced and are not real employees of the banks.
Sola Aboderin, the Deputy General Secretary, NUBIFIE, said, “We are not against any policy of the government to checkmate fraudulent activities either in the financial institutions or the country as a whole. But what we are concerned about is why single out banks? What about the Nigerian Port Authority, NNPC (Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation) and other organisations? Why are they particular about banks? We are not saying they should not check the illegality in the transfer of funds but why focus on banks?”
“Another thing is that they said bank workers. Now, who are the bank workers? They should go to CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria) and ask who are the bank workers. The CBN has said that about 90 per cent of those working in banks are not bank workers. So if you are saying tellers, marketers and others are not bank workers, then fine. In that case, they (EFCC) should focus on the MDs (managing directors) of banks”.
Abdulrasheed Bawa, EFCC Chairman, had announced on Tuesday that the commission would from June 1 demand asset declaration forms of bankers.
He said the decision was in line with the provisions of the Bank Employees Declaration of Asset Act.
