AS the suspension of the embattled Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman continue to raise dust, stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry have called on the Federal Government to handle the issue of alleged non-remittance of revenue with utmost care and ensure that a fair hearing is given to the affected ex-Chief Executive.
Speaking to
Vanguard Maritime Report on this, a maritime lawyer, Barrister Osuala Nwagbara, said as a matter of fair hearing in law, Usman must be given the opportunity to defend herself.
Nwagbara also said that it was important for the matter to be handled properly because the office of the Managing Director of NPA is beyond Hadiza Bala Usman.
Views: Visits 5 Hadiza Bala Usman By Godwin Oritse AS the suspension of the embattled Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman continue to raise dust, stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry have called on the Federal Government to handle the issue of alleged non-remittance of revenue with utmost care and ensure that a fair hearing is given to the affected ex-Chief Executive. Speaking to Vanguard Maritime Report on this, a maritime lawyer, Barrister Osuala Nwagbara, said as a matter of fair hearing in law, Usman must be given the opportunity to defend herself. Nwagbara also said that it was important for the matter to be handled properly because the office of the Managing Director of NPA is beyond Hadiza Bala Usman.
Stakeholders bemoan lack of due process in suspension of NPA MD Stakeholders bemoan lack of due process in suspension of NPA MD
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Stakeholders in the nation’s maritime sector have bemoaned the lack of due process by the Federal Government over the suspension of the embattled Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman.
Speaking with maritime journalists, on Wednesday, in Lagos, the immediate past President of Women in International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA), Mrs Mary Hamman, explained that due process ought to have been followed in the suspension of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).