Speaking at the annual lecture organised by The Niche, an online publication, Amaechi accused Bala Usman of documenting false narrative in her book titled: “Stepping on Toes: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority.”
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Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the immediate past Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala-Usman of documenting false narrative in her book titled: “Stepping on Toes: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority.”
He is also a Fellow of the Certified Institute of Shipping of Nigeria. He also consults for leading maritime companies and should be able to provide quality information that confirms or contradicts the important points that Bala Usman raised in her book. But what do we get? A treatise on the construction of English sentences and whatnot!
She revealed this in her new book released on Tuesday, titled “Stepping on Toes: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority”.
Speaking at a town hall meeting with Muslim leaders from South West in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the APC standard bearer also commended religious leaders in the country for their continued prayers and sermons, which he noted, had contributed to unity and peaceful coexistence.
Bala Usman was reacting to media reports suggesting that her removal from office inspired a recent tweet denouncing insecurity
Bello-Koko was on May 6, 2021 appointed the acting Managing Director of the NPA when Hadiza Bala Usman stepped aside.
However, the 11-member committee set up by the ministry of transportation to probe the alleged fraud decided to shift its attention to allegations of insubordination to Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister.
NPA General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Ibrahim Nasiru, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday
Usman in a statement she personally signed Tuesday declared that the report was “falsehood, which is meant to serve the ulterior motives of its promoters”.
Careful watchers of goings on at the NPA would recall that Bala-Usman, currently on suspension, had been in the firing line of Amaechi’s wrath ostensibly for her handling of contracts involving the Integrated Logistics Nigeria Limited
In a statement on Friday, Bala-Usman said it must by now be obvious to all Nigerians of good conscience that Sahara Reporters is bent on tarnishing her image.
Senator Garba had issued a statement on Sunday in which she alleged that the suspended NPA managing director influenced her removal from the agency after she demanded financial transparency.
She was suspended last week by President Muhammadu Buhari following the query by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi.
Hadiza Bala Usman (former Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA speaking on corruption on ARISE TV on December 3, 2020)
Hadiza is currently under investigation over N167 billion unremitted fund to the Federal government purse by the panel set up by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi
In a statement on Tuesday, Ms Usman cited a letter dated February 5, 2019 (which she said was also published in the media report), communicating the Authority’s decision on this subject to the management of Intels Nigeria Limited.
The caucus, in a statement issued on Monday by the Minority Leader of the House, Ndudi Elumelu, said the All Progressives Congress administration had crippled the nation’s economy and brought untold hardships to Nigerians.
The embattled NPA boss described such allegation and report as false, irresponsible, mischievous and defamatory.
On Thursday, presidential spokesperson, Malam Garba Shehu, announced Bala-Usman’s suspension, saying President Muhammadu Buhari had approved that she stepped aside pending conclusion of investigation into allegations against her and that Mohammed Koko would act in her stead.