Committing to port improvements

New head of Nigerian ports

NIGERIA: The new Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) officially took up office this month with a commitment to increase productivity and efficiency.

Speaking at a handover ceremony in Lagos, the new head of NPA, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, also expressed his intention to compete favourably with neighbouring ports.

“As we march towards this great journey, I wish to state that our main goal is to reposition the Nigerian Ports Authority for increased productivity and greater efficiency for increased revenue generation,” he said.

“In particular, we shall drive port rehabilitation and modernisation. We shall pay attention to logistics that surround the arrival of cargo to the port corridor, loading of ships and other things that surround berthing of cargos,” he added while highlighting the need for digital transformation aimed at disrupting leakages and corruption.

Dantsoho said he would further tap into the benefits of the Deep Seaport corridor as well as promote the ideals of Transparency for Ease of Doing Business and would maintain an open door for communication and collaboration with sister agencies and all relevant stakeholders.

Dantsoho also stated that he is committed to improving the welfare of the workforce through the timely payment of emoluments, compensations, training and capacity development especially for employees who show added value in their areas of deployment.

The Managing Director congratulated the former Managing Director Mohammed Bello Koko and his team for all their invaluable contributions to the industry.