Atiku Abubakar lists all the companies he owns

In 2014, former vice president, Atiku Abubakar,
said that he believes he is the largest private
employer of labour in Nigeria. This, he revealed
in a series of tweets on his twitter handle,
@atiku, while discussing the need to prioritise
job creation in Nigeria.
“As an individual, I believe my record in
employing young Nigerians is unrivalled by
any single private investor in Nigeria
#LetsTalkJobs,” the former vice president
said.
Mr Abubakar, who has investments in media,
shipping, education, and other sectors, said
back then that he currently employs about
50,000 people in his companies in Nigeria.
Although there have been various
speculations as to the exact companies he
owns, he made a big reveal again on Twitter
on September 7.
Another Nigerian had accused Atiku of
owning MIKANO, a company producing
electricity generators. He tweeted:
After I heard that Atiku is the owner of Mikano,it
dawned on me that if he becomes president the
whole Nigeria would be in pitch darkness
8:52 AM - Sep 7, 2017
74 508 282
Korede Not Bello
@Izz_Korede
The former vice president who has been
linked to presidential ambitions for 2019,
was forced to reply and he did by saying:
Young friend, this is not true, but you tweet it all
the same. I own bigger companies and they're
known publicly, why would I deny this one?
twitter.com/izz_korede/sta…
10:49 AM - Sep 7, 2017
580 2,318 1,442
Atiku Abubakar
@atiku
He then listed the companies he owns:
1. NICOTES (now Intels) founded in 1989.
2. Prodeco, 1996
2. My farm, 1982.
3. ABTI schools, 1992 twitter.com/adewoleade/
sta…
11:05 AM - Sep 7, 2017
616 1,984 1,360
Atiku Abubakar
@atiku
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Below is some information on his companies:
1. Intels
Intels Nigeria Limited provides integrated
logistics services for the Nigerian oil and gas
industry.
It offers agency services; cargo services; port
management and support services in shore
bases; and manages client operations,
including pipe racks, stacking areas,
warehousing, enclosed areas, jetties, offices,
water tanks, fuel storage, generators,
compressors, and various other services and
facilities.
2. Prodeco
Prodeco operates in Nigeria with two
companies: Prodeco (Property Development
Company) operating within the main
territory of Nigeria and Prodeco
International operating in Oil & Gas Free
Zones.
The first company was incorporated in March
1996 as a property development company.
Over the years, PRODECO has engaged in
building, marine, and infrastructural
construction for various clients in the oil and
gas industry.
3. Atiku Abubakar farm
He also has a farm in Adamawa state. In 1981
he moved into agriculture, acquiring 2,500
hectares of land near Yola to start a maize
and cotton farm. The business fell on hard
times and closed in 1986. "My first foray into
agriculture, in the 1980s, ended in failure," he
once said in 2014. However, since then his
farm has expanded and blossomed.
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4. ABTI schools
The major part of this is the American
University of Nigeria (AUN). It is located in
the city of Yola, capital of Adamawa, one of
Nigeria's 36 states.
The campus, which occupies nearly 1000
hectares, is a serene mixture of desert and
farmland. Adamawa, one of the six states in
northeast Nigeria, shares the longest
borderline with Cameroon Republic.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com reported that Atiku
recently condemned those peddling quit
notice, hate speeches and anti-Igbo songs.
Atiku also urged the federal government to
restructure the country and remove the use
of state of origin from the country's
constitution.
In a statement issued by his media office,
Atiku said: "Just as I strongly condemned the
Quit Notice on people of the Igbo ethnic stock
living in Northern Nigeria and the counter
quit notices that ensued.
"I also vehemently condemn the retaliatory
Quit Notice given by certain elements in other
parts of Nigeria to persons of other origins be
they Northern, Yoruba or any other ethnic
grouping within our country."

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