FG Apologizes For Ordering Bank Account Holders to Re-register

 Category: Nigeria News

The Nigerian government, Friday morning apologized for asking all account holders of Nigeria banks and other financial institutions to register. 

Yesterday in a tweet originating from the government's official handle, Nigerians were ordered to register the accounts with various financial institutions-  FG Orders Nigerians to Re-register Their Bank Accounts  

Nigerians took to social media to criticize this move by the government and FG this morning retracted its statement and deleted its earlier tweet. Apologizing to Nigerians, FG said: “We apologize for the misleading tweets (now deleted) that went up yesterday, regarding the completion of self-certification forms by Reportable Persons. The message contained in the FIRS Nigeria Notice does not apply to everybody. FIRS will issue appropriate clarification shortly”.

See the tweet below;

We apologize for the misleading tweets (now deleted) that went up yesterday, regarding the completion of self-certification forms by Reportable Persons. The message contained in the @firsNigeria Notice does not apply to everybody. FIRS will issue appropriate clarification shortly pic.twitter.com/KBiPh0lCwJ

— Government of Nigeria (@NigeriaGov) September 18, 2020