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So I don\u2019t have such power. That power rests with the president,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not aware that Hadiza was suspended. What happened, I suspect, is that she was asked to step aside to enable investigation to be carried out on NPA, not on her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are investigating NPA. At the conclusion of the investigation, all the reports will be forwarded to the president who would make a determination on the way forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi added that he is not sure when the panel will conclude its ongoing probe on NPA.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also accused the media of creating \u201ctoo much noise\u201d on the suspension of the NPA MD.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe panel is not headed between the ministry of transport and office of the head of service. The office of the head of service contributed six persons including auditors and accountants, and the ministry of transport just brought five,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it is a panel of 11 that has been instituted to investigate activities of NPA from 2016 till the present day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is NPA that is under investigation. The managing director has just been asked to step aside pending the conclusion of the investigation. And when the investigation is concluded, the president will make a determination and decide what happens next.\u201d<!--\/data\/user\/0\/com.samsung.android.app.notes\/files\/share\/clipdata_210614_190542_483.sdoc--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has stated that he is not aware of the suspension of the managing director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman. 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