No fewer than 800 staff were laid off on June 22.
The protesters, who converged on Ikeja Mall, to commence their protest, displayed placards with inscriptions such as, "Is transformation agenda of the banking industry meant to impoverish us; Full blown apartheid in Mainstreet Bank; Pay us our 2012 leave allowance and July 2012 salary in full," among others.
Their leader, Mr. Micheal Akintola, said a larger percentage of those sacked were staff of former Afribank.
He said: "Afribank was liquidated on July 6 while our appointment was terminated earlier. This means that the bank was still functioning before we were sacked.
"And, when we were called upon to sign our termination letters, we were made to sign the letter under duress."
"After terminating our appointment, they gave us one month basic salary as compensation for someone who has worked for over 20 years for the bank.
"We came here to alert the governor of what is happening to us and to help us speak to the President as well to intervene into the matter.
"We do not say they should not sack us, but they should pay us our benefits. We will not accept sacking us without benefits."
However, the protesters were unable to see the governor, who was said to have gone for an inspection. They handed over their letter to the Chief of Staff, Mr. Olanrewaju Babalola, who promised to deliver it to the governor.
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