Hadiza Usman, former managing director of the Nigerian Ports
Authority (NPA), has challenged anyone with evidence that she failed to remit
funds into the federal government purse to present it to the public.
Usman said this in a statement issued on Tuesday.
She said the statement became necessary to counter reports
suggesting that the NPA failed to remit funds on her watch.
“Media reports alleging that the Auditor-General of the Federation have issued some queries regarding monies being owed the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), by Terminal Operators have come to my attention,” the statement reads.
“Ordinarily, the NPA
should clear the air about these allegations, and for this reason, I have
refused to make any comments since the news broke.
“However, it is becoming more apparent that tarnishing my
image is the primary mission of promoters of the story.
“On Tuesday morning, for instance, several people sent me a
social media post with the title: ‘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.”
Usman added that funds unremitted into the federal
government’s accounts remain in the treasury single account (TSA).
“The truth is that even if there are monies unremitted into
the federal government’s accounts, these monies will remain in the Treasury
Single Account (TSA) where all revenues generated by the Authority domicile,”
she said.
“I also challenge anyone with proofs of this allegation to
present them in public.
“In addition, the
Authority will have explanations for any audit queries that may arise, whenever
they do.”
In May 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari approved her
suspension as the managing director of the NPA following a recommendation by
Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, to set up an administrative panel
of inquiry to investigate the management of the NPA.
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