THE
House of Representatives yesterday resolved to investigate the N65 being
charged customers by commercial banks for Automated Transaction Machine (ATMs).
The house directed its Committee on Banking and
Currency to investigate the charge and other related rates paid by banks’
customers.
The resolution followed a motion under Matters of
Urgent Public Importance moved by Tijani Yusuf (PDP-Kogi), which was
unanimously adopted by members through a voice vote.
Bank customers can withdraw from ATMs other than those
of their banks freely thrice a month. Subsequent withdrawals would attract a
N65 charge.
Moving the motion, Yusuf expressed concern that banks
across the country had been extorting N65 from customers from every bank
transaction while the Central Bank of Nigeria failed to act.
He said that recently, banks in the UK were asked to
pay customers monies collected from them in the name of bank charges.
Also contributing on the matter, Rep. Aminu Suleiman
(APC-Kano) accused the CBN of not doing its job as a regulatory agency.
The house referred the matter to the Banking and
Currency committee and was directed to report back in four weeks for further
legislative action.
NigCommWeek
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