Buhari Suspends Hadiza Usman As NPA MD

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Thursday, May 6th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the suspension of the Managing Director, Nigeria Ports Authority, Hadiza Usman.

Multiple Presidency sources, who did not want their names mentioned, confirmed the development to our correspondent on Thursday evening.

The sources however did not disclose Usman’s offence.

“I can confirm to you that she has actually been suspended,” one of the sources said.

When asked to disclose Usman’s offence, the source simply said, “You asked if the woman was suspended and I have confirmed that.”

Also approved is the reconstitution of the Non-Executive Board of the NPA, with Mr Emmanuel Olajide Adesoye (from South-west zone) as Chairman.

“Other members of the Board are Prince Ekenyem Nwafor-Orizu (South-east zone), Akinwunmi Ricketts (South-south zone), Ghazali Mohammed Mijinyawa (North-East zone), Mustapha Amin Dutse (North-West zone), and Abdulwahab Adesina (North-Central zone).”