By Bode Olagoke
Abuja
Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has warned federal government agencies, including the Federal Inland Revenue (FIRS), not to drag itself into the politics of 2019 general elections.
A statement Frank signed yesterday in Abuja in reaction to media reports of sealing Intels, a company belong to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, by the FIRS, said: “This is not the time to play politics with the issues of governance. Could it be another ploy to weaken Alhaji Atiku Abubakar ahead of his perceived ambition for 2019?”
Frank, while condemning the sealing of Intels by FIRS, said: “It is pertinent to note that in the history, since the establishment of Intels, no Central Government has ever brazenly persecuted the Intels like this present government.
“The act of the FIRS, NPA, and FTZ as agencies of government is and can be seen to be a calculated attempt to humiliate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
“How come FIRS just realised the non- payment of tax by intels? The export free zone just realised that intels is operating illegally. If the agencies just realised all these it means they have shown total failure in discharging their duties.
Let’s learn to follow due process.”
While pleading to the Presidency to promptly intervene before it gets out of hands, added that: “I want to believe that the presidency is not aware of this over bearing and over zealousness on the part of these government agencies. By this, I plead with the presidency to promptly intervene on this matter appropriately in due course before it gets late.”
