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THE INSIDER: How Amaechi got Buhari to suspend Hadiza Bala Usman amid ‘cold war’

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

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. 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. Two members on the administrative panel named so far are from the …

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Facilitate Trade in Ports to Cushion Effects of COVID-19 – Amaechi Charges NPA as He Inaugurates Board

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – “Facilitate trade in the ports to cushion the effects of COVID-19,” were the words of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi while inaugurating the new board members of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The minister urged the board members to contribute their quota in a way that will promote the efficient running of Nigerian ports. Amaechi tasked the members to work with the management of the NPA to ensure trade facilitation that will cushion the effects of the COVID-19 in the country. “Work with the management, it is important to realise that you are not management but a board. “We are in difficult times and we cannot afford to shut our ports. So, it is important that you facilitate trade in the ports to cushion the effects of COVID-19,” Amaechi stated. Responding, chairman of the board, Chief Akin Ricketts said the ports in the Southern part of the country were under-utilised. “We will ensure the decongestion of the ports in Lagos, and ensure the utilisation of the Eastern corridor,” he stated. Other members …