Mbonu Was Never Our MD-Heritage Bank

Heritage Bank has denied the report that Robert Mbonu was the Managing Director Heritage Bank, saying he left the bank as Executive Director in 2015.

The bank also disowned a report by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission linking the bank to the controversial $19 billion said to have been given to the Nigerian Governors’ Forum from the refund of the Paris Club loan.

The Bank in a statement said Mbonu left the Bank as an Executive Director in 2015. He was said to have resigned to pursue other interests.
The statement said: “Our attention has been brought to reports published by some online news blogs in which mention was made of Mr Robert Mbonu – in connection with EFCC investigations into the alleged diversion of funds from the London and Paris Club refund – as being a former Managing Director of Heritage Bank. This is false information, and should be disregarded.

“Mr Mbonu is a former Executive Director of Heritage Bank and he amicably resigned from the bank in 2015 to pursue other endeavours. He was never at any point the Managing Director of Heritage Bank. “We wish to make it clear that Heritage Bank disproves the antics of such bloggers, who seem determined to discredit Heritage Bank, even to the extent of risking being seen clearly as careless and unprofessional.

“We consider it our duty to continue to provide our stakeholders with accurate information where it concerns us, as your confidence and support is of utmost importance to us.”