Tag: Hadiza Bala Usman

Scandal Probe: What is good for the Goose must be good for the Gander

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By Bala Ibrahim From all indications, the suspension of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, is likely to open a Pandoras box, that could generate more complicated problems for the government in particular, and the system in general. Pursuant to her suspension, which came without any official explanation, the suspended Hadiza seems ready to take everyone involved to the cleaners. To this effect, official memos that under normal circumstances should be kept secret, have begun circulating freely on the social media. Documents, including one…

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How Ameachi exposed Hadiza Usman to President Buhari over NPAs unremitted N165.320bn

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Fresh facts have emerged over the immediate reasons for the sack of the erstwhile Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman. According to a memo addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari that may have sealed the fate of the Kaduna state-born female activist, personally written and signed by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi, the Minister complained of the inability of the NPAs management to account for the unremitted amount of N165.320 billion between 2016 to 2020. In the memo, titled: Remittance of Operating Surplus to the Consolidated…

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NPA MD sack: Here are the many sins of Hadiza Bala Usman as compiled by Shipping World magazine

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President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director/CEO of Nigeria Ports Authority, (NPA), with Mohammed Koko taking over in an Acting capacity. According to a press statement issued yesterday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Garba Shehu, President Buhari has approved the recommendation of the Ministry of Transportation under its minister, Rotimi Amaechi, after the setting up of an Administrative Panel of Inquiry to investigate the Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA). The President approved that the Managing Director, Hadiza Bala…

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Stakeholders challenge Buhari’s re-appointment of NPA’s MD, Hadiza Bala Usman in court

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Stakeholders in the maritime industry have challenged the re-appointment of Ms. Hadiza Bala-Usman as Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA), by President Muhammadu Buhari for a second and final five-year tenure. In a suit, filed at the Federal High Court, in Lagos, the plaintiffs, led by Elder Asu Becks, Mr. Tompra Abarowe and Mr. Miebi Senge are praying that the Court set aside the re-appointment of Hadiza Bala-Usman as the NPA boss. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director…

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