The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) on Thursday commended the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for the success it had recorded in the areas of Public Private Partnerships (PPP).
Led by Gabriel .T. Aduda, Director Civil Service Transformation Department, the committee explained during a visit to NPA head office in Lagos that it was a Federal Government entity set up to effectively assist the Public Private Partnerships (PPP’s) and Ministry Departments and Agencies (MDA’s) reduce the cost of corporate governance and administration.
Addressing the committee, the Managing Director of the NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman expressed the resolve of the organization to further collaborate with Government Agencies especially in the area of revenue generation.
Similarly, she enlisted the support of the Commission in her quest for a regime of greater infrastructural sufficiency and customer satisfactory operations in the sector and in relations to activities in the sub-region.
According to Aduda,the Commissions responsibilities includes strategizing for the improvement for the civil service needs areas and recommend to Government accordingly concerning these for example as its concerns condition of service and remuneration.
A statement issued by Principal Manager, Public Affairs explained that quoted Aduda as saying the Government appreciate “the exploits of the NPA Management through the windows of Public Private Partnerships”.
