President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday announced the appointment of Ayodeji Gbeleyi, the chairman of the board of directors of the Federal Mortgage of Bank of Nigeria (FMBN).
Gbeleyi, a Chartered Accountant and an associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation is taking over at a time, pensioners who served in the bank that regulates and oversees mortgage institutions in Nigeria are lamenting the non-payments of their monthly stipends.
The well-known financial expert who was once a commissioner for Finance in Lagos State, as well as a player in the aviation sector, replaces Adewale Adeeyo who passed on recently.
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The pensioners who recently sent a “ save our souls” message to the President over their 10 years monthly arrears, pleaded with the President to save them from what they described as “ enslavement by Managing Director of FMBN, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa” who hails from Katsina.
They also accused the organization of failing to execute a Court judgment obtained in their favour over the pension issue.