Banking & Finance

ACAMB Speaks On Nigerian Banks Shutting Down Banking Services For Elections

ACAMB has reacted to news making rounds that the Nigerian Banks will be shutting down banking services for the upcoming elections, owning to the CBN directives.

The attention of the Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks (ACAMB), the umbrella body of Corporate and Marketing Communications Professionals working in Nigeria’s banking sector, has been drawn to the trending social media message purporting that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was shutting down banking services for five days from Thursday, 23rd to Monday 27th February 2023 because of the general elections holding in Nigeria over next two weekends.

Brand News Day reports that ACAMB in a statement debunked the news while describing it as ‘fake news’ in its entirety and assured Nigerians and the banking public that there is no iota of truth in the viral news.

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According to ACAMB, up until this moment, no Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) or other institutions providing financial services have received any directive or communication from the CBN to close the doors of their physical banking halls or shut their digital platforms and online banking channels against their customers because of elections.

Managers of Banks body further assured customers that their respective banks have put in place measures to ensure that depositors can as usual, access money in their accounts during this period.

Also, customers who wish to carry out transfers or use electronic banking services will have unhindered access to these services before, during, and after the elections.

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ACAMB urged Nigerians not to panic and to also avoid uncontrolled spending as a result of the fake news about the alleged plan to shut down bank branches and all digital banking channels.

“Members of the public should discountenance the trending message maliciously concocted by its faceless authors to cause disaffection among the citizenry and the DMBs,” ACAMB said.

ACAMB calls on Nigerians to be peaceful and orderly during the elections and wishes the nation successful conduct of free, fair, and credible elections.

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