The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that 25 firms were invited to participate in the sale process of Polaris Bank Limited via the execution of a non-disclosure agreement.
The Director of Corporate Communications, CBN, Osita Nwanisobi, made this known in a statement titled, ‘Sale of Polaris Bank: CBN sets record straight’.
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He said the attention of CBN had been drawn to a spurious, malicious, and misleading online publication, which made several false claims concerning the recent sale of the Federal Government’s interest in Polaris Bank Ltd.
Given the potentially grave implications for the stability of the bank, financial sector and the Nigerian economy, he noted, the CBN was constrained to correct these inaccuracies.
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He explained;
For the records, the public is referred to the statement dated October 20, 2022 by CBN & AMCON announcing the sale of 100 per cent equity in Polaris Bank to a new core investor, Strategic Capital Investment Limited, wherein it provided copious details of the process by which the sale was conducted.
Contrary to claims in the aforementioned online publication, the divestment from Polaris Bank was supervised by a divestment committee comprising of senior representatives of AMCON and CBN, and supported by reputable legal and financial advisers.
In addition, the divestment mode, process and decision received requisite board and regulatory approvals. At no time did any other party make a higher purchase offer as falsely claimed by the online publication.
