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Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said this was to allow for an administrative panel of inquiry to investigate the “management”.
All members of the panel were appointed by Rotimi Amaechi, the minister of transportation who supervises NPA.
Curiously, only Bala Usman, who had been having a cold battle with Amaechi, was asked to step aside, effectively suggesting that she, and not the management, is the target of the investigation.
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To act as MD is Mohammed Koko, who was the Zenith Bank accounts officer to Rivers state government when Amaechi was governor.
Koko was appointed executive director of NPA in 2016 when Amaechi became minister. He is in charge of finance and admin, a logical target for the probe, given that the allegations to be investigated fall directly under his department.
At a time when shocking news has become a daily occurrence, Nigerians got an extra dose on Thursday evening when President Muhammadu Buhari asked Hadiza Bala Usman to “step aside” as the managing director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said this was to allow for an administrative panel of inquiry to investigate the “management”.
All members of the panel were appointed by Rotimi Amaechi, the minister of transportation who supervises NPA.
Curiously, only Bala Usman, who had been having a cold battle with Amaechi, was asked to step aside, effectively suggesting that she, and not the management, is the target of the investigation.
Managing Director, NPA, Hadiza Bala UsmanNow that President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed the Katsina-born icon, Hadiza Bala Usman, as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), expectations are for the development in the maritime sector.
Stakeholders believe the second coming of Usman would usher in seamless port operations through business-friendly policies, infrastructure, and human capital development. x
Buhari had on Thursday announced the reappointment of Hadiza as managing director of NPA for another five years. Also appointed are Chairman, Emmanuel Olajide Adesoye, and other members of the board.
Stakeholders have commended the development, expressing optimism that the appointee would champion necessary reforms in the port operations.