Festus Keyamo, the spokesman of
the Muhammdu Buhari Campaign Organisation, says HSBC was in Nigeria to take
funds out for money launderers.
Speaking with Osasu Igbinedion on
The Osasu Show, Keyamo said the exit of the global bank, which has a presence
in 80 countries, does not erode investors confidence in Nigeria.
Last week, we reported the
exit of the bank from Nigeria, alongside UBS, a Swiss private bank.
Reacting to the exit of the bank,
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), said its always a sad day to see such banks exit the country.
“Always a sad day for our country
when such entities pack up. FDI is a key component to economic growth,” Atiku
had said.
“My administration will attract
more FDI by making the CBN stronger and independent, banish multiple exchange
rates and promote market-led economy.”
Reacting to the exit of the bank,
Keyamo said: “HSBC does not give loans to anybody, do they? To reflate the
economy, to get the economy going. It is not a loan giving bank”.
“It is not a bank that supports
small businesses, it is not a bank that even comes here to support big
businesses. They are just here to take money out for people.
“Big boys, the money launderers.
They help them to take money out.
“That is why you can see that in
the UK, HSBC has gone through a lot of money laundering problems, they’ve been
fined.
“In the US, HSBC has gone through
a lot of money laundering problems, they’ve been fined. And it is there. Like I
normally say and people will laugh at me when I say, just Google it, Google it.
“When you want to make politics
out of it, you now say it erodes. It doesn’t erode anything. It doesn’t support
small businesses in the first place.”
The senior advocate of Nigeria
said President Muhammadu Buhari is principally for the poor and the very
vulnerable.
“The concentration of the
Buhari’s administration is not for the big boys, I am sorry. This a government
for the poor and very vulnerable. Anything that protects them, that is what is
their concern,” he added.
HSBC, which was founded 153 years
ago, has 7,500 offices in over 80 countries and territories in Europe, the
Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa.
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