The
controversies between Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and Intels Nigeria Limited
over estimated $1.3 billion (N403 billion) revenue in port leases and services,
appears to be escalating with NPA turning over fresh details to the National
Assembly.
Intels had
alleged that NPA was owing it $840 million and has subsequently pursued the
payment petitioning the National Assembly.
But NPA is
now claiming that Intel has been sitting on its revenue amounting to about $952
million and another N3.3 billion. In a letter to the Chairman, House Committee
on Marine Transport, a copy of which Vanguard has, the Managing Director of
NPA, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, said Intels is indebted to the NPA in the Onne and
Warri ports in respect of rents, lease and throughput fees.
She stated:
“Intels has been collecting dues and charges on behalf of the agency since
2010. It is Intels that is rather indebted to NPA in respects of rents at its
Onne base which currently stands at N3.3 billion.”
The letter
also stated: “The total agency commission to Intels computed in line with the
executed agreement was $353 million for the period under review. This amount
was deemed to have been deducted electronically from service boat revenue by
Intels in accordance with subsisting agreement. The total sum of $68million is
currently in Intels custody, pending the issuance of credit notes for project
and finance costs.”
Meanwhile,
efforts to get the NPA to comment yielded no fruit as at the time of filing
this report. Its General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr Mike Ajayi, who promised
to get back never did.
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