Residents in Bori, headquarters of Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, have called for the establishment of more banks in the area to alleviate the difficulties faced by the people in carrying out banking transactions.
Some of the residents who spoke with The Tide during a visit to the area recently, said the only two banks operating in the area, First City Monument Bank and Union Bank are not enough to satisfy the banking needs of the teeming population in the area.
A student of Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Chukuemeka Joe, who spoke with our reporter lamented the difficulties encountered by residents in the area while carrying out banking transactions.
“Bori is a fast growing town that needs more banks to meet up the yearnings of the people. We find it extremely difficult to carry out banking transactions because there are only two banks here and they cannot meet up the demands of the people, we want the government to do something about this to lessen the difficulties experienced by the people.”
A Trader in the area, Mr Nekabari Sampson, who also spoke with The Tide said, more banks should be established in Bori to ease business activities in the area.
“We need more banks in Bori to enhance our businesses. We, traders cannot do without banking transactions, and we find it very challenging here because the only two banks operating here are always crowded, some people leave their houses as early as 6.30 am to avoid long queues at ATM points. The situation is very bad, and we need something to be done”.
Another trader, Mr Fabian Eze, called for urgent intervention to ease the difficulties faced by the people. “We cannot continue to suffer, we want the government and other concerned authorities to come to our aid by ensuring that more banks are brought in here”.
The Tide investigation revealed that the two banks in the area are always besieged with long queues at ATMs, as people scramble to withdraw money.

Taneh Beemene