All is not looking well for Access Bank as #EndSARS protesters and supporters have mobilised to close their accounts domiciled with the bank.
The #EndSARS group are angry with the bank for freezing the accounts of some promoters and supporters of the #EndSARS protests last month.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had directed that the accounts used to receive funds to support the protests be frozen, accusing owners of the accounts of terrorism.
Though Access Bank has come out to explain that it was only complying with directives from its regulator, the aggrieved activists and their supporters are not satisfied.
They are insistent on going ahead with the decision to close their accounts while calling on others to do same.
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Below are some tweets to that effect:
@Aisha Yesufu: “They messed with the wrong generation
#BoycottAccessBank
@myaccessbank you really messed up big time. This #CoconutHeadGeneration are not smiling.”
@VictorCP1: “If closing my access bank account will show my support to justice. Right away we move, Nigeria must good. Enough is Enough.”
@VictorIsrael_: “After what @myaccessbank did to #EndSARS protesters, I won’t even send money to anyone who uses an Access bank account, if you don’t have another bank account please forget it!
#BoycottAccessBank”
@UcheJ07: “If you are still banking with @myaccessbank You support tyranny and you are spitting on the people who lost thier lives during the #EndSARS protest… Close your access Bank account #BoycottAccessBank.”
@only1oleever: “BREAKING TIPS: ways to boycott Access Bank
close your account with them
stop sending money to any access bank account holder, let them give you another account to send money to #BoycottAccessBank”
@Edunwannem: “If you see me on Monday walking into @accessbank, am going in to close my access bank account. Na person wey dey with me I go dey with.”
@kennytrips: “I don’t have bank account with Access Bank to close but I have just unfollowed them here. Visit the Twitter account and unfollow too.
#BoycottAccessBank”
@Emmys11822439: “I’m in full support of this protest against access bank. Let’s take this protest to another level by boycotting anything and anyone that tries to scuttle our struggle for a better Nigeria.”
@whitelion8260: “If you support #ENDSARS Protest kindly RETWEET as we continue on Monday to block out account with access bank.
RETWEET.
@cuppymusic @burnaboy @toolzdeyforyou @djkaywise @fireboydml @davido @AishaYesufu @dj_switchaholic
@EndsarsnowZoo:
“#EndSARS
CLOSE YOUR ACCESS BANK PLC ACCOUNT NOW FOR YOUR SAFETY!
Boycott Access bank
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Boycott Access bank
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Boycott Access bank
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Boycott Access bank
THEY ARE WORKING WITH NIG. GOVT TO ARREST YOUTH”
#EndSARS
In an effort to redeem itself, Access BankBank tweeted @myaccessbank: “We have always been committed to efforts that promote ease of banking and develop the communities we serve and we will not stop doing so.
We are for you always ❤.”
But the youth will not be swayed.
Replying @myaccessbank, @pizzfulprotest said: “This bank is gone for good.
You did not protest after funding palliative and they saved it for politics now you are helping them close account while we protested against bad governance.
We are coming to close accounts and hold cash thank you. Access Bank #accessbank”
Also, @iam2yc_official replying another Twitter user arguing against closing accounts with the bank, said: “Too late. It has already shown we can’t trust them with our money. Everbody pls close ur @myaccessbank account. Don’t let those that died during the ENDSARS die in vain. We move ✌️”
#EndSARS #accessbank
Some other twitter users have counseled against the move saying it is a bad idea.
