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Senate begins probe into fraudulent contract award of N7.5bn in NPA

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly has begun an investigation into the Nigeria Port Authority, (NPA), over irregularities in the award of the N7.5 billion contract. The contract, according to the Auditor-General of the Federation�s report submitted to the Senate for consideration, was for shore erosion control work at Akipelai, Ayakoro and Otuoke in Bayelsa State. The Senate Committee on Public Account, chaired by Senator Matthew Urhoghide, hinged the planned investigation on the 2017 Auditor-General�s report submitted to the Senate. The contract was as at March 2012 having a…

NPA: Judicial drama as Hadiza Bala Usman�s trial is stalled

November 5, 2021November 5, 2021 Aminu Imam

There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi yesterday, November 4, as parties to the suit challenging the premature reappointment of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA), were informed that the matter was heard a clear 24 hours before the scheduled date of November 4. Recall that maritime stakeholder, Elder Asu Beks, and two others had on March 25, 2021, filed the suit challenging the powers of President Muhammadu Buhari to prematurely re-appoint Hadiza Usman, six clear months before the expiration of…

Pandora Papers: ‘How NPA Ag MD, Bello-Koko, allegedly acquired secret offshore coys, London properties’ � Report

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, reportedly owns properties in the United Kingdom which he acquired by secretly running offshore businesses in the British Virgin Islands. This was revealed in a Pandora Papers project, led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, (ICIJ). In the course of the project, leaked documents were retrieved from 14 offshore services firms around the world. Recall that Bello-Koko was appointed as acting MD of NPA following the suspension of Hadiza Bala-Usman reportedly over her disagreement with Rotimi Amaechi,…

Ports decay alert: Tin-Can, P/Harcourt, Onne, Delta, Calabar Ports collapsing – NPA raises alarm

September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, has raised the alarm that the Tin-Can Island Port, Onne Port, Delta, and Calabar Ports are currently collapsing and require huge funds to repair them. In a statement issued yesterday by the NPA General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Olaseni Alakija, the Acting MD stated this during the first retreat for the reconstituted Board of Directors of the Authority, which had as its theme: �Expanding the Frontiers of Service Excellence�. Quoting the NPA Acting Managing Director, in the…

2022 Budget: Reps panel gives NPA 14 days to reconcile N255 bn liability to FG

August 20, 2021August 20, 2021 Aminu Imam

The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has asked the Nigerian Port Authority, (NPA), to reconcile its account with the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, (FRC), which has a liability of N255 billion. The NPA, according to the FRC, failed to submit its audited accounts for 2019 and 2020 and that the available account has a gross liability of N255 billion. At the interactive session on the 2022-2024 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, (MTEF), yesterday, in Abuja, the Committee ruled that the NPA should reconcile its accounts with FRC within two weeks. The NPA,…

NPA probe: “I have sacked Hadiza Bala Usman” – President Buhari

July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 Aminu Imam

Despite the ongoing investigation of a probe panel against the embattled Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman, President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed that the appointment of the erstwhile NPA boss has been terminated. President Buhari stated this on July 12, in an affidavit he submitted at the Federal High Court in Lagos, in response to a suit instituted against him by a maritime media Chief Executive, Elder Asu Beks. The affidavit, which was filed as Buhari�s preliminary objection was signed by Agan Tabitha, Civil Litigation Department of…

Just In! Asu Beks vs Hadiza Bala Usman/ NPA Board: Defendants failed to show up in court

July 5, 2021July 5, 2021 Aminu Imam

The trial under Justice Ringim was stalled at a Federal High Court Ikoyi today, as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman and other defendants failed to show appearance either in their personal capacity or through their counsels. Recall that a Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed today, Monday, July 5, for hearing of the suit filed by maritime stakeholder, Elder Asu Beks, against the Board of the NPA and its Executive Directors. Elder Beks and two other plaintiffs:Tompra Abarowei and Miebi Senge on…

H/Reps summon Amaechi, NPA over N166bn unremitted revenues during suspended MD NPA Hadiza�s first tenure

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 Aminu Imam

The House of Representatives, yesterday, summoned the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the management of the Nigeria Port Authority, (NPA), over the unremitted sum of N166,685,929,000 revenue generated by the Authority as of December 31, 2016. According to the lawmakers, the said amount were not properly captured in the statement of account of the agency and other expenditures. The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Rep. Busayo Oluwole Oke, issued the summon following the absence of the minister, the management of the NPA and the…

“Poverty, inequality responsible for threats to Nigeria�s existence” � Amaechi

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Says Hadiza Bala not suspended, but asked to step aside The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has blamed poverty and inequality for the challenges currently threatening Nigeria�s corporate existence. Speaking during a graduation ceremony at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, (UNN), Amaechi, who was governor of Rivers State for eight years and speaker of the state House of Assembly for eight years prior, said there cannot be genuine democracy in a society divided by unequal access to the good things of life. The minister said that inequality has produced an…

NPA MD sack: “Hadiza was power-drunk” – Maritime Forum Chairman, Elder Asu Beks�

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Aminu Imam

…Likened her to Diezani of the maritime sector The Convener and Chairman of Maritime Elders Forum, Chief Asu Beks, has accused Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, of being ‘power drunk’ during her management at the Authority prior to her suspension by President Muhammadu Buhari. Elder Asu Beks, who is also the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Maritime Media Limited, revealed this while featuring on Liberty Television and Radio programme: ‘Dialogue’. The elder maritime chieftain, while speaking on the controversy surrounding the alleged infractions by…