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| MD NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman |
The Nigerian Ports Authority has
assured of its commitment to creating an enabling environment at the ports for
effective service delivery.
assured of its commitment to creating an enabling environment at the ports for
effective service delivery.
Managing Director of the NPA, Ms
Hadiza Bala Usman, who was represented by the Executive Director, Finance and
Administration, Mohammed Bello-Koko, spoke while receiving members of the House
Of Representatives Committee on Ports during a working visit to the NPA.
Hadiza Bala Usman, who was represented by the Executive Director, Finance and
Administration, Mohammed Bello-Koko, spoke while receiving members of the House
Of Representatives Committee on Ports during a working visit to the NPA.
She explained that the Authority was
working to reduce the cargo dwell time at the Ports as well as to embrace
multimodal transportation through the use of locomotive trains and barges for
the movement of cargoes in and out of the ports to the hinterlands.
working to reduce the cargo dwell time at the Ports as well as to embrace
multimodal transportation through the use of locomotive trains and barges for
the movement of cargoes in and out of the ports to the hinterlands.
She said: “Over 95% of the cargoes
coming into the Ports are taken through trucks and that is not efficient. There
must be multimodal means of transportation to include trains and barges in
order to reduce congestion and we are working towards this.”
coming into the Ports are taken through trucks and that is not efficient. There
must be multimodal means of transportation to include trains and barges in
order to reduce congestion and we are working towards this.”
In his remarks, Chairman of the House
Committee, Garba Mohammad, told stakeholders that the visit to the ports was to
avail the committee with the workings of the ports and find out ways that the House
could enhance port operations.
Committee, Garba Mohammad, told stakeholders that the visit to the ports was to
avail the committee with the workings of the ports and find out ways that the House
could enhance port operations.
He thanked the NPA Management for the
Authority’s cooperation with regards to its work. A development that made it possible
for the committee members to keep up speed with the NPA operations.
Authority’s cooperation with regards to its work. A development that made it possible
for the committee members to keep up speed with the NPA operations.
He said: “It is necessary for members
to see things for themselves and also meet with the operators so that we could
better appreciate activities and operations of not only the NPA, but also
terminal operators and other service providers.”
to see things for themselves and also meet with the operators so that we could
better appreciate activities and operations of not only the NPA, but also
terminal operators and other service providers.”
Mohammad further said that the visit
was to appraise the 2019 budget performance in line with the directive of President
Muhammadu Buhari to Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government during
the presentation of the 2020 budget.
was to appraise the 2019 budget performance in line with the directive of President
Muhammadu Buhari to Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government during
the presentation of the 2020 budget.
He commended the NPA Management for
the positive developments in the sector since its assumption of office, and
assured of the committee’s willingness to partner with the Authority toward improving
the maritime sector.
the positive developments in the sector since its assumption of office, and
assured of the committee’s willingness to partner with the Authority toward improving
the maritime sector.
