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THE Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, has called for a stronger inter-agency collaboration among government institutions in order to boost national development.
Dantsoho made the call while speaking with newsmen shortly after an interactive session with officials of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) in Abuja on Friday.
”Everybody should come to the reality that we cannot make meaningful progress without collaboration, partnership and ensuring that laid-down rules, regulations and policies are complied with,” he said.
Dantsoho expressed optimism that the partnership between the NPA and the Federal Character Commission would strengthen institutional governance and contribute to national development.
“The Authority, which manages Port Harcourt, Warri, Calabar, Onne, Tin Can Island, Apapa and Lekki ports, has the responsibility for ensuring safe and efficient handling of international vessels and maintaining port infrastructure.”
According to him, Nigerian ports now compete with neighbouring ports in Cotonou, Lomé, Ghana and Abidjan for cargo traffic.
The NPA boss said that improving competitiveness through inter-agency collaboration would encourage importers to route cargo directly through Nigerian ports, thereby increasing government revenue.
Also speaking, FCC Federal Commissioner representing Enugu state, Mr Peter Eze, commended the NPA management for strengthening the collaboration and compliance with the commission’s mandate.
Eze expressed optimism that the NPA would fully align with the FCC mandate, adding that closer collaboration between both institutions would strengthen good governance and promote national unity.
He said that the NPA had been fully briefed on the commission’s new compliance framework, revised operational guidelines and sanctions for defaulters.
He said the engagement was designed to assess the NPA’s level of compliance while strengthening cooperation to promote fairness, equity and inclusiveness in the public service.
”The essence of this engagement is to evaluate the performance of the FCC’s mandate and to ensure that, going forward, there is no room for non-compliance with the Federal Character principles.
”The major takeaway is that, they were appropriately briefed on what they did not know about the new reforms of the FCC, under the leadership of the Executive Chairman, Hulayat Omidiran.
”They have been informed about our new rules, the penalties for violations and the measures we will take against any agency that goes against the commission’s mandate,” he added. (NAN)
W.U
June 27, 2026
Tags: Dr Abubakar Dantsoho Hulayat Omidiran Mr Peter Eze