’The amalgamated union of public corporations, Civil Service, Technical and Recreational Service Employees (AUPCTRE) recently temporarily shut down banking operations at the Stephen Olabisi Onasanya led First Bank of Nigeria Plc headquarters in Lagos. The situation paralysed activities at the bank for several hours, as the aggrieved union officials refused customers entry into banking hall for any business transactions.

Mr. Biodun Bakare, Lagos state secretary of AUPCTRE, an affiliate of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said the union resorted to such action because the bank refused to offset a sum of N1.8bn outstanding arrears of emoluments due 1,100 AUPCTRE members. He alleged that the money had been paid by the government of Anambra state for workers of the state’s Water Corporation and Environment Protection Agency for eight years, but the bank refused to disburse. “They have been owing our members working with Anambra state water corporation salaries and allowances for eight years,” he said.

‪“On this, our union took the Anambra state government and the bank to court, and the government said they have paid the said money to First Bank for onward disbursement to the workers. “The court ruled on July 14, 2014, that this money should be disbursed to the account of these employees.

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Societyreporter: ’The amalgamated union of public corporations, Civil Service, Technical and Recreational Service Employees (AUPCTRE) recently temporarily shut down banking operations at the Stephen Olabisi Onasanya led First Bank of Nigeria Plc headquarters in Lagos. The situation paralysed activities at the bank for several hours, as the aggrieved union officials refused customers entry into banking hall for any business transactions.

Mr. Biodun Bakare, Lagos state secretary of AUPCTRE, an affiliate of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said the union resorted to such action because the bank refused to offset a sum of N1.8bn outstanding arrears of emoluments due 1,100 AUPCTRE members. He alleged that the money had been paid by the government of Anambra state for workers of the state’s Water Corporation and Environment Protection Agency for eight years, but the bank refused to disburse. “They have been owing our members working with Anambra state water corporation salaries and allowances for eight years,” he said.

‪“On this, our union took the Anambra state government and the bank to court, and the government said they have paid the said money to First Bank for onward disbursement to the workers. “The court ruled on July 14, 2014, that this money should be disbursed to the account of these employees.

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Are you really sure of this?
If that's true,then all First Bank branches won't open since headquarter has been shut down.Thanks