Nine bank chief executive officers
who failed to honour the invitation of the House of Representatives Committee
on Finance on May 12, complied with the summon on Wednesday with apologies in
Abuja.
The bank chiefs, told the committee members that they were
truly sorry for failing to honour the invitation.
The nine bank CEOs include those of
Zenith Bank Plc, Sterling Bank Plc, Stanbic IBTC Plc, Skye Bank Plc and
Keystone Bank Plc.
Others are Enterprise Bank Limited,
Heritage Bank Plc, First City Monument Bank Plc, and Ecobank Plc.
The committee had on May 20
threatened to issue a bench warrant against the chief executive officers who
failed to appear before it over their banks’ failure to render account on tax
remittances.
Following the resolution of the
House, the committee was mandated to oversight the Federal Inland Revenue
Service to open up new revenue opportunities for the government.
The committee was also mandated to
consolidate existing revenues and block leakages and waste.
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