ia Limited, manufacturing cigarettes in Ilorin Kwara State, considering the alleged interest of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki in the affairs of the company.
The group stated this in a statement to DAILY POST on Thursday, adding that the firm was only looking for tax waiver.It also called on the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hammed Ali to do its due diligence before processing the Orion Agro Industries application for renewal of importation license.
“After closing shops for many years, the firm suddenly using Saraki last minute influence has applied to the Nigeria Custom for renewal of its license and tax waivers on pretense of building it’s factory in Nigeria. “Also this company has not paid a dime as tax into the federation account and the Kwara state government. It’s in public domain that Kwara state Governor AbdulFatai has given the company 20 years tax holiday, meaning the government at all level will not get anything in return from Orion Agro Industries.”