Some women on Tuesday stormed a bank in Funtua, Katsina State demanding they be paid the N5,000 social security for the poor and unemployed Nigerians promised by the All Progressives Party, APC, during its campaign.
According to one of the women, they came to the bank demanding they be paid the N 5,000 social security fund following an announcement they heard over the radio that the federal government had concluded plans to pay the money.
One of the women identified as Sa’adiyya, affirmed, “A friend of mine informed me about the development last week. She said I should come here with my National Identity card. She said when I come I will be given a form to fill.”
The branch manager of the bank while reacting to the demand of the women said he was unaware of any payment, adding that the the only registration exercise been carried out by the bank is that of Bank Verification Number, BVN, mandated by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.
He affirmed, “We are not holding any registration regarding the N5,000 social security as they claimed and I think they mistook the BVN forms we were distributing to our customers as forms for the money. There is no basis for their claims; the women are only working on rumours,” the branch manager said.
Policemen and bank officials were seen at the bank premises trying to persuade the women to leave as they were obstructing banking activities.
It will be recalled that the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo two weeks ago at the 10th year anniversary lecture of Crescent University Abeokuta disclosed that effort were on by the Federal Government to start paying the N5,000 social security fund which the ruling party promised Nigerians during their campaign.
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