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Nigerian Breweries appeal Ondo Court judgment, seeks vacation of premises

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By Samuel Bankole

 

Nigerian Breweries Plc, the local unit of Dutch brewer Heineken on Friday said it has filed an appeal against the ruling of an Ondo State High court ordering the sealing of its depot in Akure, the state capital over tax debt.

In a regulatory filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), the brewer said it has also filed an application for stay of execution of the judgment pending the appeal. 

On January 27, an Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure gave a judgment against the Company and in favour of the Ondo State Government in respect of haulage fees assessed at N169 million.   

The company said that in response to the court ruling, it has filed a Notice of Appeal against the said judgment as well as an application for stay of execution of the judgment pending the appeal.

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“The Company does not engage in haulage business and does not own or operate any haulage truck whether in Ondo State or anywhere else.

“Haulage fees are by law, paid by companies in the haulage business.

“Independent third parties who are in the haulage business are wholly responsible for moving the Company’s products across the country and have always been responsible for the payment of haulage fees to the respective authorities.
“Although the Government had initially taken a self-help approach to seal the Depot on January 28, 2021, the Government subsequently re-opened the Depot on February 2, 2021, following petitions by the Company’s lawyers on the unorthodox steps initially taken to seal the Depot.

“The Company is committed to seeing the matter through
to its logical conclusion by the courts with a view to preserving its legal rights,” Nigerian Breweries said.
It said the state government “is our highly regarded stakeholder and partner in progress.”
“As a responsible and law abiding corporate citizen, the company takes the issue of compliance seriously and will continue to honour all legitimate statutory payment obligations applicable to it,” the company said in the statement.

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