him a healing birthday package today.
Please pass it on". It will be recalled that a few weeks back, aderinokun left the shores of Nigeria to attend to his health which had been a cause of concern for some time and a notice of medical leave was filed to the banks regulatory authorities and the media.
Also, the bank went ahead at its annual general meeting held in April to announce Mr Segun Agbaje as its acting Managing Director for the period he will be away. A family source confirmed to huhuonline that Mr Aderinokun is still alive contrary to recent speculations about his death and urges all well-meaning people to join in prayers for his recovery.
Although, it has not been affirmed yet by any concrete authority, there are indications that the managing director of one of the viable financial institutions in Africa, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Tayo Aderinokun, has succumbed to death following news of his sliding into coma in a London hospital many months back.
Femi Adeniran, who is the Corporate Affairs manager of the bank, said three weeks ago during a phone interaction, that he would not directly speak on the issue but referred reporters to a Nigeria based financial newspaper for comprehensive details.
Aderinokun's long-term illness, his subsequent movement to a UK hospital and reported demise, we learnt, were a hush-hush subject in the public domain including among members of the bank's management.
Since the report of his slipping into unconsciousness, the GTB's chains of command have reportedly been in turmoil, as top echelons of the bank became confused over who replaces Aderinokun, despite the fact that his supposed death was yet to be made public.
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