The New Managing
Director/Chief Executive Officer of Skye Bank, Tokunbo Abiru has assured the bank’s
customers that they don’t need to panic due to the reconstitution of the board
of the bank because their money is safe.
He affirmed the Central Bank
of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) statement that the lender remains healthy and strong.
Abiru, who spoke after
taking over from his predecessor, Timothy Oguntayo, said the lender’s
fundamentals remained “strong” and “virile”, assuring customers and other
stakeholders of the safety of their funds and investments.
His assurance came on a day
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele gave banks a clean bill
of health.
The Skye Bank chief said his
team would leverage on the bank’s reputable information technology platform to
make the lender not just a frontline retail and commercial bank, but an
industry leader.
Abiru, who outlined his
vision for the bank, said his team would harness the expertise and skills of
the bank’s employees and the reconstituted board to take the lender to new
heights. He noted that as a Systematically Important Bank (SIB) bank, the
lender occupies a sensitive role in the financial life of Nigerians and West
Africa.
The CBN on Monday approved
the reconstitution of a new Board. It named M. K. Ahmad and Abiru as Chairman
and Managing Director.
Other new directors are Bayo
Sanni, Idris Yakubu, Markie Idowu and Abimbola Izu.
The reconstitution of the
board followed the voluntary resignation of the former Chairman, Dr. Tunde
Ayeni and other Non – Executive Directors,
namely Victor Odozi, Babajide Agbabiaka, Dr. Jason Fadeyi, Kunle Aluko,
Victor Adenigbagbe, Abdul Bello and Hajiya Amunna Lawan Ali.
Oguntayo resigned as Group
Managing Director /CEO, along with Mrs. Amaka Onwughalu, Dotun Adeniyi and Mrs.
Ibiye Ekong who were DMD and EDs.
The former management ,
sources said, resigned to pave the way for a new team to further the new
strategic direction of the bank in the retail and commercial business space.
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