Fidelity Bank has reacted to the viral video of a man backed by a group singing outside one of its branches in Anambra. This was disclosed by the bank via a statement issued on Tuesday.
According to the bank in a statement, it refuted claims that the man was wrongfully debited by Fidelity bank adding that the picketing exercise was organized by the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil service Technical and Recreational Employees (AUPCTRE) over a dispute they have with Anambra State Waste Management Authority (ASWAMA).
It also accused the union of taking the law into its hands to attack Fidelity Bank despite that the motion of stay of execution is still pending and had not yet been heard and determined.
What Fidelity bank is saying
Reacting to the band singing outside its premises, the bank said, “Our attention has been drawn to a video circulating online about a man signing at one of our branches.
“Contrary to the media report claiming that the man was wrongfully debited by the bank, the video is actually a picketing exercise organized by the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil service Technical and Recreational Employees over a dispute they have with Anambra State Waste Management Authority.”
Making reference to an earlier publication by the bank on the issue, it noted that although the union obtained a garnishee order against the account of Anambra State Government in Fidelity Bank, it is unable to honour it as the ASWAMA immediately filed a notice of appeal as well as motion for stay of execution of the order of court.
The statement read, “Industrial Court, Enugu for the enforcement of an arbitral award obtained by the Union against the Anambra State Urban Water Holding Corporation and Anambra State Waste Management Authority by way of a garnishee order against the accounts of Anambra State Government in Fidelity Bank.
“In a ruling delivered on January 11, 2022, the National Industrial Court, Enugu made the Garnishee Order Absolute against Fidelity Bank and another bank.
“However, the Judgment Debtors, Anambra State Urban Water Holding Corporation and Anambra State Waste Management Authority, immediately filed a Notice of Appeal dated the 12th day of January 2022, as well as a Motion for Stay of Execution of the Order of Court dated the same 12th day of January 2022. The Union is aware of these processes as they were served on them. The motion for stay of execution is still pending and has not yet been heard and determined when the Union took the law into its hands to attack Fidelity Bank.
“As a law-abiding Corporate citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, we are guided by the rule of law.
“Accordingly, where parties have submitted their process to the Court, such parties should follow the due process of the law to enforce their rights and not take the laws into their hands.
“It is also our view that picketing is an industrial dispute resolution mechanism that is reserved for the settlement of industrial disputes. Fidelity Bank has no industrial dispute with the Union as to warrant the picketing of any of our branches.
“Accordingly, the attack on our Bank by the Union is an irresponsible use of brute force by the Union on a law-abiding corporate citizen.
“As a responsible financial organization, we remain committed to the due process of the law, and we wish to assure all our customers of our unwavering commitment to providing them with superior service delivery.
I stop using fidelity bank since 2016, the worse bank I have ever patronised,
Each credit alert I got then, fidelity must deduct upto 100 to 150 naira..
Is heart breaking
This can’t be true, I can follow it up if you don’t mind
It really cant be true. Been using Fidelity bank for
9 years now and such never happened either as a staff or ex staff. Gor such debit meet the customer service personnel or your account officer for clarity.
The picketing exercise was wrongly directed to fidelity bank.
Since the Union and the bank doesn’t have any issue, the proper place for them to picket is the government office at Awka. It’s Anambra state government that is owing them not fidelity bank .
This is pure misdirected anger.
Joel
Scammers
I HAVE A FIDELITY ACCOUNT THAT I HAVE NEVER USED SINCE 2015. IN THE FEW MONTHS I MADE USE OF THEM I COULD NOT MAKE TRANSFER EASILY, I CALLED THEM FOR HELP VISITED THEIR BRACES FOR DAYS, YET NO SOLUTION. I MANAGED TO DRAG MY SMALL CASH AND RAN FOR MY LIFE.
I can be of help if you don’t mind, Fidelity is a very good bank you’ll really enjoy.
I guess you must have needed an update or reactivation simply because your account must have gone dormant (because the account has not been used since 2015) by providing few documents that are required. As soon as you provide those document I can get you. You will never visit any bank again apart from Fidelity Bank.
The opposite of Fidelity Bank, when was the Order Absolute made and when was it served with appeal? Is your bank not in contempt for being in cahoots with the ASWAMA and disobeying a valid Order of Court
I will never ever advice my enermy to use fidelity Bank, a fauty ATM machine trapped my card on a good friday. Which i complain to the customer care from Lagos she said go back after the holiday and pick up your card,reaching on Tuesday i was told that they can’t give me the card. Mean while customers acknowledged that the ATM was faulty.
In another development December 2021 fidelity bank was debiting my account when I complained by january they day said is USSD which i never use.
Useless Bank
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