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Global Integrity Crusade Network Retracts Allegations Against Guaranty Trust Bank, Apologizes for Misleading Public

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"7lsFDsMj" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>A civil society organisation&comma; Global Integrity Crusade Network &lpar;GICN&rpar;&comma; has retracted allegations of corruption and unwholesome activities made in a Private Investigation Report &lpar;PIR&rpar; against Guaranty Trust Bank &lpar;GTB&rpar; Limited&comma; a subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"XBYn9q6M" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>In a statement made available to Blueprint in Abuja&comma; Tuesday&comma; signed by President of the organisation&comma; Edward Omaga Esq&period;&comma; he stated that he presented the PIR to the media on 3rd October&comma; 2024 and later submitted same to certain agencies in Nigeria&comma; UK&comma; USA and Ghana for further action&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said the documents relied upon to compile the PIR&comma; were obtained from the internet and were baseless and do not depict the true state of affairs about GTB Limited and its management&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In other words&comma; the position taken by Global Integrity Crusade Network in the PIR was misguided&period; It has become clear that Guaranty Trust Bank Limited&comma; its Management and the entire GTCO brand are not under any financial or regulatory scrutiny in Nigeria or abroad as alleged&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"whxxgiu6" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The issues raised about Unsolicited Accounts Opening for customers were unnecessary&comma; as the bank operates in line with the highest standards of compliance and due process&comma; whilst preventing the breach of data privacy laws&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>On the issue of profit declaration for the period ended June 30&comma; 2024&comma; Omaga stated that records abound to show that GTB Limited fully complied with the applicable legal requirements of the Central Bank of Nigeria &lpar;CBN&rpar;&comma; Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria &lpar;FRCN&rpar; as well as the Securities and Exchange Commission &lpar;SEC&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It was therefore not appropriate for GICN to query the Audited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the period ended June 30&comma; 2024&comma; released by GTCO Plc to the Nigerian Exchange Group &lpar;NGX&rpar; and London Stock Exchange &lpar;LSE&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In the same vein&comma; the corporate image and integrity of GTB Limited remains intact in foreign countries where it carries on business&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The financial penalties paid in the United Kingdom by Guaranty Trust Bank &lpar;UK&rpar; Limited coupled with the suspension of its Foreign Exchange Trading Licence in Ghana were minor regulatory issues&comma; which have been sorted out long time ago&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The group wishes to sincerely apologize through this medium for misleading the public towards having any negative perception about GTB Limited&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Specifically&comma; GICN implores Mr&period; Segun Julius Agbaje&comma; being the Group Chief Executive Officer of GTCO Plc&comma; to forgive its shortcomings and consider the group as a partner in the sustained drive of the bank to provide quality financial services across Nigeria&comma; Africa and the world at large&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In keeping with its resolve to set the records straight&comma; the group had on Thursday&comma; 27th February 2025 written to withdraw the PIR and all court cases relating to this matter&comma;” he added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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