Abuja, Nigeria – On June 30, 2025, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, don gather the new NPA board members for the official inauguration wey no be small thing o! This event happen for the ministry’s conference room, and e show say the government serious about making the maritime sector shine again like wetin dem dey call ‘igbeyawo’ (wedding).
The minister talk say this inauguration na big step for Federal Government to reposition the maritime sector as one major pillar of Nigeria’s economic transformation agenda. With wetin dey happen globally, Nigeria no fit dey carry last for this maritime matter again. Noticing sey the audience dey full with top government officials and NPA management, Oyetola sabi say people dey watch wetin dem go do.
As dem gather, Oyetola come yan about the board’s responsibilities and wetin the new member dem suppose focus on. He highlight say “We need to maintain clear boundaries between governance and management” (no be today paddy paddy go fit work for this matter). He remind dem sey the managing director and crew na dem get day-to-day control, while the board dey run the show from the top like a sapa-buster (one way to solve money matter!).
He no forget to hail President Bola Tinubu for the plan wey dey under the national development umbrella (ti gbo pe e bawa e). Oyetola talk say dem dey look to use this new board to improve efficiency, trade facilitation, and make sure the NPA dey able to grow the economy with plenty people in mind – wey them dey call inclusive development.
The newly-crowned chairman of the board, Senator Adedayo Adeyeye, come reply on behalf of the team. E talk say him dey grateful to President Tinubu for trusting dem with this task, and he no forget to shower Oyetola with praise too (no be all the time you go dey sharp, e get time to sweet-mouth people).
Senator Adeyeye emphasize say the board go work with the NPA management like paddy-paddy, and e believe say with di experience wey dem get, dem go improve how Nigerian ports dey run (more like ‘no wahala, we go dey deliver!’). E talk say dem no dey do this work for themselves; na for the entire Nigeria wey dem dey run am.
NPA Board members include the likes of Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho as managing director, Hon. Olabanji Olawale Olateju, Hon. Amirudin Tukur Idris, and others wey dey ready to roll up their sleeves. Them say their mix of expertise no be play, as dem dey look to change the narrative for Nigeria’s port operations.
As dem finish di inauguration, e clear say this new board wan bring fresh energy and perspective to the Nigerian Ports Authority, and Nigeria dey ready to see wetin dem go do – because na wetin we dey watch am for!
