Atiku denies benefiting from Tinubu’s government
Ex vice president Atiku Abubakar has denied having some benefits from the administration of his archival in the 2023 presidential election, Bola Tinubu. He said that he was not involved or had anything to benefit from a company at the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA).
A leaked letter shows that Integrated Logistics Services Nigeria Limited (INTEL) has been allowed to operate without interruption in the Nigerian ports. The letter made Nigerians to wonder why the incumbent president would allow his political opponent to have such a benefit despite how they rigorously fought over the presidency.
The former vice president has reacted to the news making rounds and cleared his name. He said that he had stopped having shares in the company by selling his shares.
In a Facebook post, the 2023 presidential candidate said that he announced the sales of his shares in INTELS t Orlean Investment Group, a parent company of INTELS.
He said, “In January 2021, I made public the sale of my shares in Integrated Logistic Services Nigeria Limited (Intels) to Orlean Investment Group, the parent company of Intels.”
Atiku explained that the phased sales of his shares commenced in 2018 and lasted till late 2020. Mr. Atiku stated further than the company, INTELS, publicly announced his exit from the oil and gas logistics company.
He posted, “The phased sale of those shares that commenced in 2018 peaked in December 2020. Intels also made public my exit from the oil and gas logistics company, meaning that a different entity now owns those shares I sold.”
The Facebook gave more explanation, “My divestment from the company that I co-founded has not been reversed. Consequently, I cannot, by any stretch of the imagination, be a beneficiary of the reinstatement of the boat pilotage monitoring business that was taken away from Intels by the Federal Government.
“Therefore, the insinuation that I am a beneficiary of the decision to rescind the cancellation of the contract between Intels and the Federal Government is untrue and should be seen for what it is: mischief.”
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