Against recent insinuations, Nigerian
Ports Authority (NPA) has denied breaching due process in the award of
contract for the dredging of Escravos Bar in Warri.
Ports Authority (NPA) has denied breaching due process in the award of
contract for the dredging of Escravos Bar in Warri.
NPA had been alleged to have awarded a
dredging contract to a company that had been convicted by a court of
competent jurisdiction in Switzerland contrary to the provisions of the
Public Procurement Act 2007.
dredging contract to a company that had been convicted by a court of
competent jurisdiction in Switzerland contrary to the provisions of the
Public Procurement Act 2007.
But the Assistant General Manager of NPA,
Mr. Isa Suwaid, said on behalf of the management, that the Authority
had always been guided by provisions of the Procurement Act in all its
procurement processes.
Mr. Isa Suwaid, said on behalf of the management, that the Authority
had always been guided by provisions of the Procurement Act in all its
procurement processes.
He added that the Warri contract or any other contract for that matter could not have been an exception.
Suwaid who insisted that the authority
did not go against the provisions of the law said that all procurements
by the Authority have always been subject to the supervision/approval of
the Bureau of Public Procurement(BPP).
did not go against the provisions of the law said that all procurements
by the Authority have always been subject to the supervision/approval of
the Bureau of Public Procurement(BPP).
He explained that the Authority received
the necessary approvals before going ahead with the award of the
contract for the dredging Warri Channel.
the necessary approvals before going ahead with the award of the
contract for the dredging Warri Channel.
He said: “All arithmetic computations so
done by the Authority are in line with the PPA which so permits for the
procuring entity to do such and consequent documentations of the
computations were submitted to BPP for no objection
which was obliged.”
done by the Authority are in line with the PPA which so permits for the
procuring entity to do such and consequent documentations of the
computations were submitted to BPP for no objection
which was obliged.”
“The attention of the Management of the
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been drawn to allegations of fraud
being made against it by companies that lost out in their bid to secure
the contract of the dredging of Escravos Bar
in Warri.
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been drawn to allegations of fraud
being made against it by companies that lost out in their bid to secure
the contract of the dredging of Escravos Bar
in Warri.
“The Authority has maintained a dignified
silence on the allegations until now as a result of the confidence that
all processes as enumerated in the Public
silence on the allegations until now as a result of the confidence that
all processes as enumerated in the Public
“Procurement Act (PPA), 2004 were
followed in the award of this contract and that if indeed, the said
entity had any valid grounds for protests, the law courts, rather than
newspapers, where they have continued to peddle lies
against the Authority, would be their recourse.
followed in the award of this contract and that if indeed, the said
entity had any valid grounds for protests, the law courts, rather than
newspapers, where they have continued to peddle lies
against the Authority, would be their recourse.
“However, after due consideration of our
obligations to be accountable to the people of Nigeria that we serve,
the Authority has decided to provide the following information in
response to the spurious allegations and campaign
of calumny being spread in the media.
obligations to be accountable to the people of Nigeria that we serve,
the Authority has decided to provide the following information in
response to the spurious allegations and campaign
of calumny being spread in the media.
