Governor Adamu receives Inland Bank directors

Governor Abdullahi Adamu has played host to Directors of Inland Bank Nig. Plc., who paid him a visit in his office. Receiving the Directors who were led by the Chairman of the bank, Governor Adamu praised the bank for its resilience in the face of a tough market. He noted that the bank had been able to grow from a small bank to one of the most dependable banking institutions in the country.

In the course of the visit, Governor Adamu pledged to support every effort of the bank in establishing itself in the state. He said that the state was encouraged by the confidence of the private sector in the prevailing business environment. He therefore urged business firms and other conglomerates to open branches in the state in order to provide a range of services for people of the state.

Earlier, the managing Director of the bank briefed the Governor on the operations of the bank. He said the bank went public in 1998 and presently had about 20,000 shareholders. Nasarawa state according to the director was one of the major shareholders of the bank and very soon will be receiving its dividends for the year. He said the assets of the bank currently stood at N14 billion and the bank has 26 branches across the country. In the course of the New Year, the bank will be opening 10 more branches across the six geo-political zones in the country.