Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Wednesday, denied allegations that he is a co-owner of embattled Executive Jets Services Limited, an aviation company whose operating license was recently suspended indefinitely by the Ministry of Aviation.

The company was slammed for flouting the Federal Government’s lockdown guidelines as part of measures to check the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, when it conveyed artiste Naira Marley to Abuja for a concert.

Dangote, in a statement by Anthony Chiejina, Group Head, Branding and Corporate Communications, Dangote Group, also refuted claims that he owners the Bombardier Challenger 605 with registration number 5N-EXS.

According to the statement, “our attention has been drawn to an online publication which alleged that our President/CE, Aliko Dangote is a co-owner of the Executive Jets Services Ltd, a private airline based in Lagos. We hereby refute this allegation in its entirety, as Aliko Dangote has no stake or vested interest in the Executive Jets Services Ltd.”

While urging the public to disregard the unfounded and misleading report, the statement explained that “Dangote Group only keeps its fleet of aircraft in the hangars operated by Executive Jets Services Ltd just as others also avail themselves of the hangar services.”