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#BankWars: Nigerian Banks battle it out on Twitter
It was #BankWars today on Twitter!
It started with a tweet from Sterling Bank, not-so-subtly shading 4 others: Union Bank, First Bank, GT Bank and Access Bank.
It was a very simple tweet, the bank writing: “Shoot for the moon, become a star – it’s the least you deserve. Welcome to #SterlingBank 
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The image attached to the tweet, however, had all the shade.
https://twitter.com/Sterling_Bankng/status/1020366168287309825
They unleashed … something, with the other banks coming for them, hard.
Access Bank was savage, writing:
We will travel on an imaginary rocket too, if we were a one-customer Microfinance Bank; but with ten million customers and counting, we rather bring the galaxy to you!
#YouAreWorthIt#TakeTomorrow#KnowYourElders
We will travel on an imaginary rocket too, if we were a one-customer Microfinance Bank; but with ten million customers and counting, we rather bring the galaxy to you! #YouAreWorthIt #TakeTomorrow #KnowYourElders pic.twitter.com/pBGuW8JaLo
— Access Bank Plc (@myaccessbank) July 21, 2018
Union Bank seemed even more upset, coming for Sterling again, again, and again.
Heading to the moon without a spacesuit…journey mercies??♂️??♂️#simplersmarterSAFERbanking
— UNION BANK (@UNIONBANK_NG) July 21, 2018
When the elders speak… #SimplerSmarterSAFERBank pic.twitter.com/xCgYbcniDm
— UNION BANK (@UNIONBANK_NG) July 21, 2018
There's no coming back after "Ether" or "Story of Adidon"…settle down now, take a deep breath. Back to counting this Naira, Dollars and Pounds… #SimplerSmarterSAFERBank pic.twitter.com/LGSRSsOPtw
— UNION BANK (@UNIONBANK_NG) July 21, 2018
First Bank had fewer words, but was no less caustic, characteristic of the elderly.
… And straight into the trash can. #RespectYourElders #MoveOver #NextPlease #YouFirst pic.twitter.com/tkyZe9FVgc
— FirstBank Nigeria (@FirstBankngr) July 21, 2018
What an elder sees while sitting, a child cannot see even if he travels to the moon. #RespectYourElders #YouFirst
— FirstBank Nigeria (@FirstBankngr) July 21, 2018
Even fathers have fathers; they are called 'forefathers'. #Babababawon #YouFirst https://t.co/Gud95d3srv
— FirstBank Nigeria (@FirstBankngr) July 21, 2018
FCMB watched from the sidelines, waiting to be called upon.
Observing…. pic.twitter.com/1I9oB2J3r0
— FCMB (@MyFCMB) July 21, 2018
GT Bank, however, was a no-show. Mature or scared? We don’t know.
What bank do you think won the war?
