I have received no information about my purported indictment – Ex- NPA boss

LAGOS, Nigeria – Former Managing Director of Nigeria Port Authority, NPA, Mrs. Hadiza Bala Usman has said she has not received any information about her purported sack and indictment.

The former NPA MD spoke following allegations in the social media NPA Audit indicts Hadiza Bala Usman for not remitting N40b, $921.61m and £289.931.82 to federal government accounts.

“I make bold to say that this report is untrue and a fallacy from the imagination of anyone spreading the falsehood. I also challenge anyone with proofs of this allegation to present them in public”, she said, adding  that purveyors of such false information know  that no credible media outlet would publish unsubstantiated claims as in the case under discussion,  hence they have taken to the social media option.

“I appeal to all Nigerians to discountenance this falsehood, which is meant to serve the ulterior motives of its promoters”, she said, adding that  she is proud of her service to the nation regardless of repeated attempts by dark elements to ‘paint me and my service in black’”, she said, stressing that over the past couple of days, friends and family members have continued to draw her attention to media reports alleging that the Auditor-General of the Nation had issued some queries regarding monies being owed the Nigerian Ports Authority by Terminal Operators.

“Ordinarily, the NPA should clear the air about these allegations, and I have refused to say anything since the news broke for this reason. As the day goes by, however, it is becoming more apparent that tarnishing my image is the primary mission of the promoters of the story”, he said.

On funds unremitted to federation account, Hadiza Bala Usman said the truth is that even if there are monies unremitted into the federal government’s accounts, those monies will remain in the Treasury Single Account(TSA) where all revenues generated by the Authority domiciles.