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Atiku sells off shares in Intels, accuses Buhari of destroying his business

Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar, has sold off his shares in Integrated Logistics Services Limited (Intels).

Abubakar said on Monday that he was forced to divest his shares in the company because the Buhari administration has been “preoccupied with destroying” it since 2015.

The former presidential candidate co-founded the company which provides integrated logistics services for Nigeria’s maritime, oil and gas sectors.

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In 2010, Intels signed an agreement with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), which allowed the firm to collect revenue on behalf of the federal government agency on some port operations.

But on many occasions, it has run into trouble with the federal government over alleged illegalities.

In 2017, the federal government terminated the boats pilotage agreement it signed with the company, after Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), said it violated the constitution.

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Abubakar and Gabriele Volpi, an Italian national, co-founded the company which had also been accused of not paying taxes in 2017 — the same year NPA accused it of failing to remit an outstanding $48 million.

In a statement issued on Monday by Paul Ibe, his spokesman, Abubakar accused the federal government of going after the business, adding: “There should be a marked difference between Politics and Business”.

The statement read: “Co-founder of  Integrated Logistics Services Nigeria Limited (Intels), Atiku Abubakar, has been selling his shares in Intels over the years.

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“It assumed greater urgency in the last five years, because this Government has been preoccupied with destroying a legitimate business that was employing thousands of Nigerians because of politics.

“He has sold his shares in Intels and redirected his investment to other sectors of the economy for returns and creation of jobs.”

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