The federal government of Nigeria has announced that the earlier announced self-certification form for all bank owners was a mistake, as the form is not meant to be filled by all Nigerians.
The official twitter account of the Federal Government of Nigeria had tweeted that all Nigerians should go collect the self-certification form from their respective banks, fill it and submit or lose their bank accounts.
The now deleted statement reads thus;
This is to notify the general public that all account holders in Financial Institutions (Banks, Insurance Companies, etc) are required to obtain, complete and submit Self – Certification Forms to their respective Financial Institutions.
— Government of Nigeria (@NigeriaGov) September 17, 2020
The statement generated outburst from Nigerians on social media with many asking the question on the need for the form since there is BVN and other biometrics, and why the process has to be analog.
However, the federal government has made a U-turn on the statement and has apologized stating that the form is not for everyone but certain category of people (reportable persons).
And here is FIRS’ statement
They have however stressed that failure to fill the form for all those concerned may lead to the closure of account.
The form can be accessed on FIRS website.
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The federal government of Nigeria has announced that the earlier announced self-certification form for all bank owners was a mistake, as the form is not meant to be filled by all Nigerians. The official twitter account of the Federal Government of Nigeria had tweeted that all Nigerians should go collect the self-certification form from their respective banks, fill it and submit or lose their bank accounts. The now deleted statement reads thus; This is to notify the general public that all account holders in Financial Institutions (Banks, Insurance Companies, etc) are required to obtain, complete and submit Self – Certification.