NPA: Auditor-general did not indict us

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says there is no truth in the report accusing it of financial misappropriation. 

The NPA, under the leadership of Hadiza Bala Usman, was alleged to have been accused of infractions between 2016 and 2018 by a report of the auditor-general of the federation.

But in a statement by Jatto Adams, its general manager, corporate and strategic communications, NPA said the report is false.

The agency said it has satisfactorily answered audit queries from the office of the auditor-general of the federation in past years, adding that it has not received any query on the issues raised.

It assured Nigerians of its commitment to obeying laws guiding the operations of MDAs.

“The attention of the Nigerian Ports Authority has been drawn to online media stories about some audit reports purportedly indicting the management of the Authority over monies running into billions of Naira,” the statement read.

“The Authority hereby states without equivocation that these reports are false and without foundation. While audit queries are part of the standard operating procedures to entrench accountability in government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, the NPA has, at this moment, not received queries of the nature being circulated in the media.

“The management of the authority has answered audit queries to the satisfaction of the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation in past years and is committed to providing evidence that all our operations have followed due process in the event of any queries in the future.

“The Authority assures all Nigerians of its commitment to obeying the extant laws guiding the operations of government MDAs.”