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The war between Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, and Hadiza Bala Usman, the suspended managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has taken a turn, with the minister apparently dropping his claim that the agency did not remit an operating surplus of N165 billion to the consolidated revenue fund account (CFR). Advertisement A member of the administrative panel set up by Amaechi to probe Usman has told TheCable that the focus will now be “insubordination”. “We are looking at two things. One, the suspended MD was in the habit of communicating directly with the president and bypassing the honourable minister. This is gross indiscipline and a breach of public service communication line. That is enough to get her sacked,” the member, who cannot be named, said. ....
By Eromosele Abiodun Last week’s suspension of Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms. Hadiza Bala-Usman, at the request of the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, was the culmination of a two-year war of attrition between the duo, triggered by disagreement in 2019 over whether or not to renew the channel management contracts, THISDAY findings have shown. It was learnt that the NPA had in 2019 placed advertisement in newspapers calling for expression of interest and bids. Sources said three bid rounds were cancelled on the orders of the minister over disagreements on the selective bids and open bids. ....
THISDAY reports that the channels in contention are Lagos, Port Harcourt (Bonny) and Warri, while Calabar is under litigation, with each valued at “$100 million a year for five years making it $1.5 billion (N600 billion) for the three channels for the five years.” Advertisement Amaechi was said to have cancelled the three bid rounds for the NPA contracts in 2019, with the NPA placing another advertisements last year calling for expression of interest. The report noted that the NPA rejected Amaechi’s request for two Chinese companies to manage Bonny and Warri Channels out of 25 and 18 companies that submitted technical bids, respectively. ....
Last week’s suspension of Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms. Hadiza Bala-Usman, at the request of the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, was the culmination of a two-year war of attrition between the duo, triggered by disagreement in 2019 over whether or not to renew the channel management contracts, THISDAY findings have shown. It was learnt that the NPA had in 2019 placed advertisement in newspapers calling for expression of interest and bids. Sources said three bid rounds were cancelled on the orders of the minister over disagreements on the selective bids and open bids. The process was suspended till May 11, 2020, when the NPA placed advertisements calling for expression of interest, which was again moved to October 2020 because participants protested that they could not participate because of COVID-19 restrictions. ....