Atiku’s Intels Tenders Apology To Nigerian Government
Intels Nigeria, a company co-founded by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has apologised to the Nigerian Government over the scenario that led to the termination of its Pilotage Agency Agreement with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
Intels co-founder, Gabriele Volpi, on Thursday, admitted that the company erred by not adhering to directives to remit all the revenue it received on behalf of NPA to the Treasury Single Account (TSA).
It would be recalled that the NPA, on September 27, terminated the company’s pilotage agreement on the directive of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami.
In his apology, Volip said Intels will “comply with the directive of government” and remit all the revenue collected on behalf of the NPA to the TSA.
“We want to apologise to the federal government and NPA over this disagreement with Intels. I was not personally involved in the negotiations with NPA, but we apologise for what has happened.
“We intend to comply with the directive of government and transfer all the revenue to the TSA because we are a law-abiding company.
“We are committed to co-operating with the government and NPA in the development of Nigeria’s maritime sector and this includes the Badagry deep seaport.
“The Badagry deep seaport is a massive undertaking which will cost billions of dollars and will be the biggest in Africa and would turn Nigeria into a regional hub for ships bringing goods to the continent.
“It will also help to move a lot of shipping activities at the Apapa and Tin-can Island ports and help to decongest Apapa, so we are serious about our investments in Nigeria,” he said.