By-Aruna Rashed Toma Bangura
The Company Secretary of the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB) Lawyer Victor T Biandoma, has in a press release dated 13th March, 2023 debunked false allegations made by the EAP Group of Companies against the management of the bank and the Managing Director.
He disclosed that there has been no financial loss to either the bank or the Managing Director of the aforementioned institution.
The press release states that the board and management of the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank Ltd is informing its profound customers and the general public that neither SLCB as an institution nor the Managing Director in his private capacity at any point in time has invested or granted loan to a certain company called the EAP Group of Companies.
The press statement reads that SLCB Managing Director has never visited nor invited by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for issues relating to the EAP Group of Companies, adding that the bank considers such assertion as baseless allegation and maliciously false to damage the hard earned reputation of the institution.
The release furthered that the bank is mindful of its business responsibilities in utilizing public funds and is extremely cautious and diligent when doing investment decisions.