DON'T PANIC CBN TELLS SKYE BANK CUSTOMERS

There has been panic in the air, by Skye Bank Customers, after hearing the news that CBN has taken over the management of the Bank. But CBN has assured Nigerians, that their funds are intact.
The new Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Skye Bank Plc, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru, has confirmed the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) opinion that Skye remains solid. Tokunbo Abiru, who talked in the wake of assuming control from his colleague, Mr. Timothy Oguntayo, in an announcement, said the bank's basics stay solid and virile, guaranteeing clients and different partners of the wellbeing of their assets and money.

Abiru, who laid out his vision for the bank, said his group would refine  the quality of  and expertise of the bank's workers and the reconstituted board to take the bank to new and higher heights. He noticed that being a Systematically Important Bank (SIB), Skye Bank possesses a touchy part in the money related existence of Nigerians and West Africa. The CBN had on Monday affirmed the reconstitution of the Board of Skye Bank Plc., with the zenith bank delegating Mr M.K. Ahmad and Mr. Tokunbo Abiru as the new Chairman and Managing Director of the bank separately.

Different individuals from the reconstituted board are Bayo Sanni, Idris Yakubu, Markie Idowu and AbimbolaIzu, every one of whom were serving in the Executive Director limit before now.

The reconstitution of the Board came  after the deliberate abdication of the previous Chairman, Dr. Tunde Ayeni and other Non – Executive Directors of the Bank, to be specific, Mr. Victor Odozi, Mr. Babajide Agbabiaka, Dr. Jason Fadeyi, Mr. Kunle Aluko, Mr. Victor Adenigbagbe, Mr. Abdul Bello and Hajiya Amunna Lawan Ali. In the same vein, Mr. Timothy Oguntayo surrendered his position as Group Managing Director/CEO, followed  by Mrs. Amaka Onwughalu, Mr. Dotun Adeniyi and Mrs. Ibiye Ekong who surrendered their positions as DMD, and Executive Directors. Every one of the resignations is with immediate effect.

The previous administration of the Bank intentionally surrendered their positions with the aim of  making  way  for another group to facilitate the new goal of the Bank in commercial banking.