NPA commits to transparent, corrupt free operations at ports

….As Basel Institute gives commendation to Nigerian port

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said it’s committed to ensuring that transparency governs port operation in Nigerian ports in order to continue to reduce cost for port users.

Mohammed Bello Koko, managing director of the NPA, gave the assurance after receiving the news of the international commendation given to Nigerian Ports by the Switzerland-based Basel Institute.

The Basel Institute gave Nigerian port the ‘Outstanding Achievement in Collective Action Award’ for instituting transparency in port business.

Bello-koko said the NPA remains unwavering, and it will continue to enter into and nurture synergies in this regard.

The international award was presented to Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo at the villa recently by Olusoji Apampa, the co-founder of NPA’S Civil Society partner, the Convention on Business Integrity (CBI).

According to Apampa, the success recorded in attracting international reviews as countries such as Egypt, Ukraine and India are planto adopt the ‘Nigerian the standard operating miracle’ model to produce procedures (SOPS). similar gains in their own According to him, the ports’ operations. SOP is stipulated in the Nigerian

Recall that Mohammed Port Process Manual Bello Koko, managing director/ (NPPM), which NPA funded, CEO of the Nigerian to enhance operational Ports Authority had excellence and service delivery in March 2022 when he received at all Nigerian seaports members of the Maritime and terminals. Anti-corruption Network On his part, Apampa said (MACN) led by Soji the synergy among the agencies Apampa, at the Authority’s and CBI, through the head-office in Marina, Lagos, Maritime Anti-corruption said the Authority is committed Network has significantly to complying fully reduced the cost of berthies ing ships in Nigeria – often aggravated by un-receipted extortions.

He said the cost was reduced from $150,000 per vessel that arrives in the country to about $20,000.

He further said that this was made possible by the establishment and success recorded by the first ever, real-time Anti-corruption Help Desk in Nigerian Ports, which instantly reports and resolves corruption-related issues.