Unity Bank Refutes NPA’s $1 billion Secret Account

&NewLine;<p><strong>The attention of Unity Bank plc has been drawn to the claims by a certain whistleblower that the Nigerian Ports Authority&comma; NPA operated a secret account up to the sum of &dollar;1 billion with the Bank&period; We hereby state categorically that the said claim is false&comma; baseless and lacking in merit whatsoever&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>The clarification has become necessary following certain online reports citing the whistleblower’s petition to President Muhammadu Buhari&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>As a responsible organization conducting its business with utmost professionalism and due regard for all extant regulatory and statutory requirements&comma; the Bank&&num;8217&semi;s banking relationship with the NPA is without any blemish&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>We advise the general public to ignore the entirety of the spurious report&comma; which apparently was concocted deliberately for mischief&period; We are confident that the relevant apparatus of government must have investigated the alleged whistle blower&&num;8217&semi;s claim&comma; found same untrue and therefore unworthy of any further consideration in the circumstances&period; The bank remains determined and focused to provide transparent banking services to all her customer&&num;8217&semi;s within the ambit of the law and duty of confidentiality&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;