NPA assures Navy of funding renovation of Takwa Bay as part of agencies’ synergy
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has assured the Nigerian Navy of deepening collaboration with all relevant maritime agencies of the government to achieve security of the nation’s territorial waters.
She gave the assurance in Lagos weekend while exchanging view with the visiting new Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) of the Western Naval Command, Real Admiral Obed Habila Ngalabak who paid her a courtesy call in her office.
The Managing Director stressed the need for the Nigerian Navy to partner with the NPA in securing the nation’s waterway, within their jurisdiction considering the history of their evolution and their peculiar areas of operation.
On the request of the visitor bordering on poor state of infrastructure and facilities for operations, NPA boss assured the FOC that all the issues he listed her attention need to be packaged through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to be submitted to her office for consideration especially the renovation and rehabilitation of the Takwa Bay.
Earlier in his address, Real Admiral Ngalabak had informed the NPA Managing Director of the need of all concerned to assist the Navy to take a holistic reconstruction of the Takwa Bay as it is facing the challenge of erosion. According to him, urgent steps should also be taken to avert an impending disaster being perpetuated by some unscrupulous elements at the Island.
The naval chief further detailed the NPA Management with the fact that Nigerian Navy prides in the best dockyard in the region and subsequently sought mutual beneficial venture between NPA and Nigerian Navy towards patronage of the Naval Dockyard.
