NPA Plays Host To House Committee on Ports & Harbours

MD NPA, Mohammed Bello -Koko (middle), Chairman, House Committee on Ports & Harbours, Garba Muhammed Datti (2nd left), Deputy Chairman of the committee, Jimoh Ojugbele (left), Executive Director, Finance & Admin. Adenrele Adesina (2nd right), and the Executive. Director, Marine & Operations, Onari Brown (left) during an oversight visit to NPA headquarters recently

The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in her bid to enhance efficiency and competitiveness through infrastructural upgrade, automation and integrated port operational systems of the Nigerian Seaports recently received a boost as the House Committee on Ports & Harbours recently lauded the NPA and expressed its willingness to partner with the authority to achieve its aims

The House Committee during their oversight function visited the headquarters of NPA on Monday and the managing Director, Engr. Bello-Koko led other top management of the Authority in receiving the visitors.

While addressing the visitor, the MD listed the upgrading Port Control Towers and equipping them with modern communication equipment, reconstruction of some port terminals including the Tin Can Island Ports as well as the introduction of a Port Community System project being executed in conjunction with the International Maritime Organisation IMO, among others as port protects undertaking by the management.

On his part, the chairman of the committee, Garba Muhammed Datti commended the NPA management over its commitment to modernise the country’s seaports with a view to making them efficient and globally competitive.

He assured the management that the committee in particular and the National Assembly as a whole is willing to partner and support the management in its lofty quest he urged the MD not to fail to identify ways the legislative arm of the government would be of help to the port system in the country.

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