The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has assured stakeholders that it would ensure a most efficient budgetary implementation in all ramifications.
Addressing members of the House of Representative Committee on Ports, Harbours and Waterways who visited the NPA on oversight functions yesterday, the Executive Director Finance and Administration, Mohammed Bello Koko who represented the Managing Director; Hadiza Bala Usman gave the assurance.
He enlisted the support of stakeholders towards the rehabilitation of dilapidated infrastructure and the procurement of plants and equipment across the nation’s seaports.
On capacity building the Managing Director said that the NPA will pay premium to training of its staff in line with best practices, particularly concerning certification required for them to operate seamlessly and efficiently.
Responding, the Committee Chairman; Dr. Patrick Asadu enjoined the NPA to continue on its task of modernizing the ports. He charged the agency to prioritize critical areas of concern in its budget implementation while others sections would be attended to accordingly.
He however stated that Government would not compromise on improved operational efficiency in the ports, even as he urged the management of NPA to work towards greater revenue generation, he acknowledged that the economic situation facing the country requires creative administrative management expertise in order for the living standard of Nigerians to appreciate once again.
“We are generally impressed by the performance of the NPA and if there are other areas we want them to improve when they come for budget defence, these areas would be highlighted to them”.
The NPA, according to Asadu, is a very important organisation and quite strategic to the realization of stronger economic growth in Nigeria. He therefore urged the organization to improve its savings especially in the face of the current realities in the country.
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