House summons Oyetola, NPA boss, others on controversies trailing seaport concessions

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, 06 March summoned the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) over controversies trailing the concession of Apapa Terminal, Warri Port Terminal, Tincan Island Port Terminal. Other stakeholders expected to appear before the Committee are the director general, the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), and the director general, of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). Chairman of, the House Committee on Privatization and Commercialization, Hon. Ibrahim Chidari issued the notice during the investigative hearing into the expired concession agreements signed with six unlicensed Terminal operators. While frowning at the illegality being perpetuated by NPA officials who issued letters of extension of concession agreements to the operators, the lawmakers underscored the need to investigate the fees paid by the six terminal operators into private or government accounts.