{"id":59626,"date":"2022-02-16T18:54:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T17:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=59626"},"modified":"2022-02-16T17:12:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T16:12:22","slug":"why-buhari-listened-to-amaechi-on-new-npa-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/why-buhari-listened-to-amaechi-on-new-npa-appointment","title":{"rendered":"Why Buhari listened to Amaechi on new NPA appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the appointment of Mohammed Bello-Koko because he came highly recommended by the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Amaechi.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet on Tuesday, the Special Adviser to the President, Garba Shehu, said that Amaechi was able to convince the President by citing several reasons, among which is the revenue performance of the NPA under Koko.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST reported that Buhari appointed Bello-Koko as substantive Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Managing Director, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement confirmed the sacking of suspended MD, Hadiza Usman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon the very strong recommendation of Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, President Muhammadu Buhari, today Tuesday approved the appointment of Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko as the substantive Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn canvassing for the appointee, the Minister cited several reasons, among which is the revenue performance of the NPA under Mr. Koko,\u201d Shehu tweeted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the appointment of Mohammed Bello-Koko because he came highly recommended by the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Amaechi. 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