Mr. Gabriele Volpi, majority
shareholder of Intels Nigeria Limited, co-owned by former Vice President,
Atiku Abubakar, has apologised to the Buhari government and the Nigerian Ports
Authority (NPA) over the termination of the Pilotage Agency Agreement between
his company and NPA.
The oil and gas logistics giant
operates in Onne, Rivers State, Warri, Delta State and Lagos.
Government had directed
the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to terminate the boats pilotage
monitoring and supervision agreement that the agency has with Intels.
NPA had based termination of the
contract with the oil and gas logistics giant on its alleged refusal to
get on the Treasury Single Account (TSA) platform.
In a chat with Thisday, Volpi,
who holds dual Italian and Nigerian citizenship, said although he was not
involved in the negotiations between his firm and NPA over the disagreement on
the pilotage agreement, the company was set to peace talks.
He also resolved to ensure that
Intels undertakes a reconciliation process with the NPA and transfers all the
revenue collected from the boats monitoring and supervision services in
Nigerian maritime waters to the TSA with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in
compliance with the policy of the federal government.
“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,” Volpi said.
Volpi added that his company was
committed to co-operating with the federal government and the NPA in the
development of the country’s maritime sector, including the construction of the
Badagry deep seaport in Lagos State.
“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,” Volpi
added.
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