Garba Shehu, late on Thursday, announced the approval of the recommendation of the Ministry of Transportation under
Rotimi Amaechi, for an administrative panel of inquiry on the NPA management, as well as the suspension the Managing Director.
Similarly, Shehu also announced the appointment of
Mohammed Koko as acting Managing Director of the NPA, pending the completion of the investigation by the panel, to be headed by a Director.
The panel is to be headed by the Director, Maritime Services of the Ministry, while the Deputy Director, Legal of the ministry will serve as Secretary.
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Tony Onoharigho, President, Nigerian Institute of Shipping (NIS), in his reaction, said that there was nothing wrong with someone being suspended so far as the person committed an offence.