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| 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by ChangetheChange: 4:31pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
The onslaught against former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar in the hands of the Buhari government continued on Monday as the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, sealed the headquarters of his company Intels, in Onne, Rivers State. DAIlY POST gathered that the company was sealed over “unremitted taxes”. Intels operates in a Free Zone Authority located in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. FIRS is accusing the oil services company, Intels of operating illegally within the zone. An impeccable source close to Alhaji Atiku confirmed the seal to our corespondent Monday night. Calls to FIRS Director of Commmunication, Wahab Gbadamosi, to explain the agency’s action went unanswered. The development occurred barely a week after the Nigerian government directed the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to terminate the boats pilotage monitoring and supervision agreement that the agency has with Intels. Government says the contract with Intels, a leading integrated logistics and facilities services provider in the maritime and oil and gas logistics sectors of the country, was void ab initio. Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami (SAN), in a letter dated September 27, 2017 to the Managing Director of the NPA, Ms. Hadiza Bala-Usman, said that the agreement, which has allowed Intels to receive revenue on behalf of NPA for 17 years, violates the Nigerian Constitution, especially in view of the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy of government. Intels, also co-owned by Mr. Gabriel Volpi, an Italian national who also has Nigerian citizenship, will lose several millions of dollars in commissions for the monitoring and supervision pilotage services it handles on behalf of NPA on Nigerian coastal waters. In the maritime industry, pilotage is compulsory for all ships of 35 metres overall length or greater unless a valid Pilotage Exemption Certificate is held by the ship’s master. In return for the service, ship owners/companies are required to pay a pilotage fee, which Intels collects on NPA’s behalf and retains 28 per cent of the revenue as commission for the services rendered. In a memo, Malami stated that the agreement violates Sections 80(1) and 162(1) and (10) of the constitution, and wondered that the parties – NPA and Intels – did not avert their minds to the relevant provisions when they were negotiating the agreement in 2010. In the letter titled: “Request for Clarification of Conflict Between Executed Agreement and Federal Government Treasury Single Account Policy,” the attorney general said: “I refer to your letter dated 31st May 2017, ref: MD/17/MF/Vol.XX/583 in respect of the above subject matter wherein you sought clarification on the legal issues implicated by the continuous implementation of the Managing Agent Contract Agreement dated 11th February 2010 executed between the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Intels Nigeria Limited for the provision of boats pilotage operations, in the light of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Treasury Singe Account (TSA) policy. “Upon my review of your letter under reference and the relevant agreements, I have been able to conclude inevitably that the terms of the agreement as agreed by parties and the dynamics of its implementation which permits Intels to receive revenue generated on behalf of NPA ab initio, clearly violates express provisions of Sections 80(1) and 162(1) and (10) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). It is thus curious that parties did not avert their minds to the above provisions of the constitution whilst negotiating the agreement. “The inherent illegality of the agreement as formed has since been expounded by the TSA policy issued by the Head of Service of the Federation on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria directing all ministries, departments and agencies to collect payment of all revenues due to the federal government or any of her agencies through the TSA. “The objective of the presidential directive (TSA policy) in exercise of the executive powers of the president under Section 5 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) was in furtherance of the spirit and intent of Sections 80 and 162 of the constitution and to aid transparency in government revenue collection and management. “NPA being an agency of the federal government is bound by the TSA policy and has not howsoever been exempt therefrom. Due to the constitutional nature of the TSA, where there is a conflict between the TSA and the terms of the agreement, the TSA shall prevail. “Therefore all monies due to the NPA currently being collected by Intels and any other agents/third parties on behalf of NPA must henceforth be paid into the TSA or any of the sub-accounts linked thereto in the Central Bank of Nigeria (information of the account will be communicated in due course) in accordance with the TSA policy. “For the avoidance of doubt, the agreement for the monitoring and supervision of pilotage districts in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Nigeria on terms inter alia that permits Intels to receive revenue generated in each pilotage district from service boat operations in consideration for 28% of total revenue as commission to Intels is void, being a contract ex facie illegal as formed for permitting Intels to receive federal government revenue contrary to the express provisions of Sections 80(1) and 162(1) and (10) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), which mandates that such revenue must be paid into the Federation Account/Consolidated Revenue Fund. “In the premise of the above, the conflict between the agreement and the TSA policy presents a force majeure event under the agreement, and NPA should forthwith commence the process of issuing the relevant notices to Intels exiting the agreement which indeed was void ab initio.” Reacting, Intels vowed to sue the Buhari government over the termination. http://dailypost.ng/2017/10/12/atikus-company-intels-vows-fight-buharis-govt-npa-contract-termination/ https://www.elombah.com/index.php/world-news/worldwide/21099-breaking-news-firs-seals-atiku-s-intels-headquarters https://www.thecable.ng/firs-intels-not-complying-tax-obligation/amp Intels operates in a Free Zone Authority located in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. FIRS is accusing the oil services company, Intels of operating illegally within the zone. An impeccable source close to Alhaji Atiku confirmed the seal to our corespondent Monday night. 2 Likes 1 Share
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| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by SalamRushdie: 4:33pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
Buhari that has never created a single job either as a private citizen or President is willing to jeopardise 30 thousand jobs over night because of a political witch hunt that will only end up as a negative on our economic imprint ..this is how he lost oil revenues of over 50 billion dollars chasing Tompolo for 13 billion naira ..Buhari needs to receive sense but I doubt if that head can learn at all 52 Likes 8 Shares |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by BreezyCB(m): 4:37pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
Buhari will destroy Nigeria 14 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by EternalTruths: 4:40pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
Because of politics, you want to destroy peoples jobs. Buhari the goat. 19 Likes 7 Shares |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by ChangetheChange: 4:41pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
But there are concerns that the latest “attack” on Intels may have unintended consequences on the Niger Delta,especially the host community as the company has youths from the region on its staff list. If Intels is crippled, they resultant unemployment may trigger restiveness in the region some indigenes fear. Another trouble is brewing In the Niger Delta Buhari is just confused and useless 13 Likes
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| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by PapaBaby: 4:43pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
This is why Tinubu don't say anything. Say anything contrary to what Bubu said, EFCC would be on your case. www.nairaland.com/attachments/6115001_screenshot20171016173516_jpeg05db232c558becd0f522ef55daf37a90 14 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by ChangetheChange: 4:47pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
PapaBaby: Tinubu is trying to protect his own interest, he can't say anything Tinubu has his own game plan with south west APC , they are justvlying low for now 10 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by mgbadike81: 4:49pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
I guess it's time for Atiku to receive the Dasuki treatment from Buhari.the dullard in Chief is an unforgiving malicious man whose cousin heading the DSS have files on all leading Nigerian Politicians starting from tinubu.any of them that was used and dumped by him must remain quiet or face unconstitutional prosecution. sai buhari till 2023. 14 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by temitemi1(m): 4:51pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
he was one of those that sold us this failure(buhari) so let him enjoy the benefits  23 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by Ojiofor: 4:53pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
Buhari's only known assets before becoming president was 150 malnourished sick cows and now he want to destroy hard working Alhaji Atiku because of 2019 elections. 17 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by senatordave1(m): 5:10pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
Ojiofor:Chairman,why are you and others missing the main point? Why not concentrate on the issues raised in the report to see whether its true or not? Why are you lots so biased and bitter? Why all the endless online rants? Did intels owing tax as alleged by firs? The claims by free zone authority,is it true or not? Even if buhari is witch or wizard hunting atiku,its not a crime or unconstitutional after all atiku's firm has been accused of criminal breaches.the time spent here attacking buhari should be channelled into other productive things.lets find out if intels is culpable or not because that is more serious an takes precedence over any claim of political hunting.up buhari. 16 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by anibi9674: 5:17pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
jubril a vindictive scoundrel destroying what he his unable to build. 4 Likes |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by Ojiofor: 5:21pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
senatordave1: My good friend,nobody is a saint including Buhari who couldn't present any certificate at all as required by law to run for office of the president and lied under oat. I am not a supporter of Alhaji Atifku anyway but I hate witch hunt. 15 Likes |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by maslong(m): 5:23pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
[s] senatordave1:[/s] FOR ALL THE NO SENSE YOU POSTED HERE TAKE  15 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by SalamRushdie: 5:23pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
senatordave1: You are clearly part of the sadist that don't mean well for our economy 12 Likes |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by Nbote(m): 5:29pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
senatordave1: Why don't u and ur slowpoke of a govt make up ur minds. Is d company operating illegally or owing d govt taxes?? Becos it cannot b operating illegally and owing taxes at d same time. Some of u seem to have lost ur reasoning capacities and jus blab senselessly online 22 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by crossfire(m): 5:48pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
The truth is simple. Buhari is not capable, he is hopeless, clueless, stupid, rotten. Infact I lack wrds too xpress him.......?!:',. 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by ikaiko: 6:43pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
senatordave1:. You amuse me a lot. You are defending a man who can sacrifice the whole country for his private gain. He doesn't care if over 30,000 pple lose their jobs so long as he is power. A man who claims to be fighting corruption but cannot prosecute those in his party and cabinet. Until and unless Babachir lawal is prosecuted, Pmb anti-corruption war remains a ruse. 6 Likes |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by Sandypearl: 6:57pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
Buhari supporters are the greatest threat to democracy. 5 Likes |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by sunsewa16: 7:06pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
this government can destroy and damage anything either to appeased and massage their ego,political witchhunting and vengeance, ipop,dasuki,fayose,ffk, and now atiku,and his chief hatchetman is malami. 2 Likes |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by ubergold(m): 8:49pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
I don't know how authentic this report is but if it's true then this administration is taking political blackmail to whole new level and it has not learnt anything over the past few years. You want to bring in foreign investors and encourage business but you can't go about attacking existing ones. Atiku might not be a Saint but I don't think he is worse than Dangote. If there's any list of top employers of Labour in Nigeria I am very sure Atiku will be found among the top five. Intels right now can be counted among the relatively stable companies here in port harcourt right now, attacking it will mean attacking the livelihood of thousands of family. APC have mercy |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by Paperwhite(m): 8:57pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
So the government knew the company have been operating illegally since but allowed the illegality until Atiku fell apart with the power that be? So much lawlessness of the APC government.Well,this is just more of Buhari's tyranny being displayed.This serves Atiku right.Having known Buhari for who he was in the 1980s when Nigeria had a piece of Buhari's inhumanity,he still went ahead to yoke with him in future life all because his political desperation.He who rides on the back of a tiger often ends up in its stomach.Never allow your crave for power becloud your sense of sound judgement. 1 Like |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by paBuhari(m): 9:03pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
All hail vegetable, the new born democrat according to Tinubu. This is the person APC said is a saint.  Vegetable remains the most intolerable dictator like Abacha.2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by paBuhari(m): 9:25pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
ChangetheChange:Laying low for where? Tinubu is afraid of vegetable because he know he himself is a corrupt thief. Just one phone call from vegetable to EFCC will expose Tinubu's corrupt dealings as Lagos state gov. Zoogeria is in the era of "Don't do or say anything against us and you will be protected" dispensation. 1 Like |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by senatordave1(m): 9:40pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
paBuhari:Sir,we are all getting it wrong.this is about atiku and accusations levelled on his firm by the government,lets concentrate on that.the accusations levelled against atiku is very germane unlike your suspicions of witchhunt.lets not chase after lizards when scorpions,centipedes and snakes are around.i would implore you and other anti buhari to churn out facts or evidences proving intel's culpability or otherwise.thats the right step to take.is intel guilty or not is the major issue on ground. 3 Likes |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by ChangetheChange: 9:41pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
The moderator should move this to front-page |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by senatordave1(m): 9:47pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
ikaiko:Attacking buhari would not change anything.its even better if you are neutral.murtala nyarko is under trial,four apc chieftains in edo that served under subeb are under trial and several other unreported cases of apc members being arraigned by efcc.you cannit hinge the success of buhari anti graft war on him bringing,l babachir,tinubu,amechi,fashola etc to trial.these people made buhari president so its not possible to arrign them.nobody in nigeria or africa would do that,its normal.even if efcc goes after them,you will claim its political just like in saraki's case.what matters is that those efcc and icpc are going after are corrupt.mention any that is innocent. 5 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by Nobody: 9:48pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
Their president is helping NNAMDI kanu to sink the zoo....even in his absence the zoo still is sinking....NNAMDI KANU THREATENED TO SINK THE ZOO.....BUHARI IS CARRYING IT OUT |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by senatordave1(m): 9:51pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
SalamRushdie:The npower volunteers,are they not workers? What about those casually employed by the construction activities of ministry of works? What of the cooks under the school feeding programme? 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by id911(m): 10:01pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
The useless and idiotic man called Muhammed Buhari that hasn't created a single job to Nigerians since he was born, that doesn't know how a company is registered let alone owning one, wants to destroy the means of livelihood of thousands of Nigerians at INTELS. May God bless Dr Nnandi Azikiwe May God bless Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi May God bless Gen. Yakubu Gowon May God bless Murtala Muhammad May God bless Olusegun Obasanjo May God bless Alhaji Shehu Shagari May God bless IBB May God bless Ernest Shonekan May God bless Gen. Sani Abacha May God bless Abdulsalami Abubakar May God bless Alhaji Umaru Musa Ya'radua May God bless Dr Goodluck Jonathan May devil punish the incompetent, nepotistic and divisive one called muhammed Buhari. Buhari, you will not end well May God bless Alhaji Atiku Abubakar |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by senatordave1(m): 10:01pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
Ojiofor:Sir ojiofor,i will believe its a witchhunt if it was sule lamido or kwankwaso.atiku is no threat and will never be a threat to buhari politically.atiku has never won adamawa state except in 1999 when he contested as a governor.in 2003,pdp won adamawa through obasanjo's national commando rigging system similar to a political blitzkrieg.in 2007,yaradua won adamawa through obj's tactics.i dont think atiku won any state and even if he did,it was not up to 3 states.in 2011,he could not even win the votes of adamawa delegates in pdp.in 2015 apc primaries,kwankwaso beat him hands down to 2nd place.during the apc governorship primaries in adamawa,his candidate mijinyawa lost to bindowo.buhari won adamawa through the efforts of babachir lawal,nyarko and aisha.so,atiku is no threat to buhari.he can only win adamawa and taraba narrowly.up buhari. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: 2019: FG Seals Off Atiku Intels Headquarters by Shawnnn01: 10:11pm On Oct 16, 2017 |
Igbo, noise making and senseless excitement. Any1 with that Zuma picture should please quote me. 1 Like 1 Share |
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