More than 400 people have signed a petition asking the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to sack Adam Nuru, managing director of First
City Monument Bank (FCMB), over “unethical grounds.”
The petition, initiated on Wednesday, alleged that Nuru was
responsible for the demise of Tunde Thomas, said to have died of depression on
December 16.
According to the petition, the FCMB MD allegedly had an
affair with Moyo Thomas, the deceased’s wife, resulting in two children.
It alleged that Moyo had informed her husband that she was leaving Nigeria for the United States with the kids only to call him upon arrival that the children do not belong to him.
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| The late Tunde Thomas and the two kids |
The petition claimed the news initially caused Thomas to be
down with a stroke but later recovered and thereafter met another lady whom he
planned to marry.
Thomas was, however, said to have suffered a cardiac arrest
after returning from work — about two days before his introduction to his
already pregnant girlfriend.
The petition, addressed to Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor,
and the FCMB’s board, described the case as “an unjustifiable economic
oppression by the elites against the less privileged in the society.”
It called for a holistic investigation into the matter,
alleging that the MD had been trying to sweep the “unethical conduct” under the
carpet.
“This is a case of gross misconduct based on ethical grounds
and an unjustifiable economic oppression by the elites (Adam Nuru) against the
less privileged in the society,” it read.
“The MD has been doing everything possible to sweep this
case under the carpet. We implore the Central Bank of Nigeria as the apex
regulator and the board of FCMB to investigate this for the integrity of the
bank and Nigerian banking industry.”
But reacting on Thursday, Rafiu Mohammed, a staff, who spoke
on behalf of Diran Olojo, FCMB’s spokesman, dismissed the petition as a “mere
allegation”.
Mohammed said that it was unfortunate
that people would come up with unsubstantiated claims which the deceased never
raised when he was alive.
He also said the fact that Thomas had impregnated another
lady and was on the verge of remarrying before his death showed that he had
already moved on from what transpired during his marriage to Moyo.
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| Tunde died on December 16 |
“Assuming there was a DNA report that said there was indeed
an affair between them and the children belong to the MD, that’s an evidence.
But so far, there’s none. Also, has any evidence established his (Thomas’s)
death was caused by our MD? Anyone can suffer cardiac arrest,” he said.
“It’s a mere allegation with no evidence or fact to back it
up. That’s the issue. But if they come up with an evidence, we will respond.
Also, the petition is going through the CBN, does the apex bank settle personal
or marital issues?
“The person in question has died. When he was alive, he
didn’t take up the matter himself but when he died, some people are claiming to
be fighting for him.
“Based on the said petition, the deceased was about to marry
another person which implied that he had also moved from what transpired during
his first marriage.”
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