More Trouble For Atiku As Immigration Orders Expatriates In His Company To Vacate Nigeria
The end to the problems facing the company of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Intels Nigeria Ltd., seems to be far from sight as the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, on Wednesday revoked the residence permits of the expatriate workers of the company.
A statement by the Immigration Service Public Relations Officer, Sunday James said the Comptroller-General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede, also revoked the residence permits of expatriate workers in five other companies.
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The firms are: PRODECO International Ltd., West Africa Machinery Services Ltd., Net Global System International Ltd., MGM Logistics Solutions Ltd., and ORIEAN Investment Ltd.
The affected workers were directed to leave the country before November 30, 2017 failing which they may be deported.
According to the statement, the revocation was in the exercise of the powers vested on the CG in Section 39 subsection 1 of Immigration Act 2015 and Section5, subsection 5 of the Immigration Regulation, 2017.
The statement read, “The Comptroller/General of Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, hereby revoke the residence permits of the expatriate staff of the underlisted companies.
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“Consequently, the CGI has directed that the expatriate staff of the affected companies leave Nigeria not later than November 30, 2017, failure of which they might be recommended to the Minister of Interior for deportation.”
Recall that the FG had terminated Intels contract with the Nigerian Port Authority over allegations that the firm did not comply with the government’s directive on the Treasury Single Account.
It was speculated that the termination of the contract might not be unconnected to Atiku’s plans to contest in the presidential elections in 2019.
