Investigation: Civil servants banking with Peter Obi linked Fidelity Bank are secretly being asked to change to other banks for timely payment of salaries.
In a move that is believed to be targeted at the Presidential Candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Peter Gregory Obi-linked Fidelity Bank, some civil servants who bank with Fidelity Bank of Nigeria are being told to move their accounts to other banks, following delays in receiving their salaries.
Some Federal staff who spoke to LeadingReporters and who would not want their identity revealed said that they have been told by their colleagues to move their salary account from Fidelity Bank to other banks.
“I use Fidelity Bank to receive my salaries and other entitlements for more than ten years. These payments through Fidelity Bank have always arrived on time. But for some time now, we hardly receive our salaries on time. More surprising is the fact that our colleagues who use other banks other than Fidelity Bank have always received their salaries on time, especially October Salary.
The source said that upon enquiry from the accounts department, they were told that IPPSS may be responsible for the delay. But to their surprised, IPPIS claimed that all salaries have been disbursed.
“We enquired from IPPIS, they confirmed that they have done their own. It was when we went back to Accounts Department that they were told the delay could be from the bank which we use – Fidelity Bank.
“In fact, we were told to port our account to other banks other than Fidelity. I was specifically told that current government may want to get at the opposition, especially Peter Obi by targeting his investment, including Fidelity Bank where Peter Obi is a major shareholder.
This information has not been verified from other sources. However, Nigerians believe that the current Ahmed Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has shown enough desperation to clip the wings of opposition in the forth-coming elections, even if it means grounding their real and perceived sources of income.
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