Gololo decries tenure elongation in NPA, NIMASA
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Garius Gololo. has expressed concern that the Managing Directors of Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko and the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashiru Yusuf Jamoh have stayed beyond their tenures having served 5 years each in office.
Gololo in an interview in Abuja urged the president to appoint a new MD and a DG for the agencies.
In his words “There is no way you will serve for five going to six years and you are still there as MD, what are you delivering? Are you the only Nigerian, are you the only citizens?
“So is going to almost 7 years, what am expecting the President to do, I have told him already one on one, is that he should sack those people and bring in another fresh set which we have their list, people who are experienced, who are captain of the ship, who have been in the shipping council for years.
“We need the people with knowledge, who have served for years who have the experience, who have gone maritime college in the Netherland and US, they are there and they languishing why? Those are whom we have ready told President and we have already given their names, which will need to be there. So, they have to sack those people let them go away with their ED and everybody. Let them bring fresh set.
“I think the best Minister so far now, I credited Mr Keyamo, because the Minister immediately he came, you can see the airports how it is changed. Because when a minister perform his duty,the job will go ahead, then when you don’t perform your duty then the job lavish. So, we are expecting President to remove them, let them do Christmas outside of the Port Authority and NIMASA. Let another set come there, they are not the only Nigerians or citizens.
“And where do they go to their Maritime School? And who is a captain among them? When you are not captain of the ship you are not supposed to be a director of maritime, and you are not supposed to be the MD of the Port because you don’t know what is in the ship itself. What do you know about the Port? You are supposed to be a captain of a ship or engineer.
“Let us give something to those who read these things as their field to perform, not those who do not know anything,” he said.
On the crises rocking the APC in Rivers state, Dr Gololo urged Gov. Fubara to return to make peace with his political godfather, noting that he is not going to win the fight if allowed to continue.
He said peace is paramount for the progress of Rivers state and Nigeria in general.
