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The governing boards of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have been inaugurated by the Federal Government.
This event took place at the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Transportation in Abuja and was performed by the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi.
The Minister disclosed at the occasion that the appointment of members of the boards was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari in order to foster a robust, transparent and accountable economy and in line with the best international practices.
According to him, the appointment and inauguration of the boards were part of measures by the government to restructure and reposition the various parastatals under the ministry.
He told the board members that in line with the guides to administrative procedures in the federal public service, he might give the boards’ direction of general nature relating to the discharge of their functions.
He further directed the board members to fashion out ways to move forward with the issues of trade facilitation and seaport management.
Both Board Chairmen thanked the President for approving their appointments and promised to live up to expectation by delivering on their respective mandates.
The NPA Board has Mr Emmanuel Adesoye as its Chairman, while the NIMASA board is headed by Maj. Gen. Jonathan Garba.
Both boards consist of 11 members each.
Responding on behalf of the members of the NPA board, the Chairman, Chief Akin Ricketts, noted that the major issue was the congestion of the ports with the eastern ports being underutilised as well as the inefficiency of the Lagos ports, occasioned by inadequate evacuation corridors.
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