First Bank shake-up: Hassan-Odukale replaces Awosika as Chairman - Punch Newspapers

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The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday, wielded its big stick on one of Nigeria’s oldest banks, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, and sacked all the board members of the bank including its Chairman, Board of Directors, Ibukun Awosika.

However, the apex bank on Thursday, announced the immediate appointment of Tunde Hassan-Odukale as Chairman of First Bank. Before his appointment, Hassan-Odukale was the Managing Director of Leadway Assurance Company. At a briefing in Abuja on Thursday, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, dissolved the board of the bank and announced the appointments of new leaders, with immediate effect.

 

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No wonder FirstBankngr USSD has not been working ooo! I never knew that OfficialAPCNg has taken over FirstBankngr .

Emiefele is doing the work of his paymasters.

These people should comma change their doors too. We day fast

They are preparing the next cbn governor.

IbukunAwosika didn’t even respond to CBN query. All the shenanigans about mentoring young women seem to have fallen to greed. Oba Otudeko seem to have a way with these women willing to be fed from proceeds of corporate abuses

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