Presidency Is Not Probing NPA- Hadiza Bala Usman

The Nigerian Ports Authority has denied reports that the Presidency has ordered an investigation into its finances under the management of the incumbent Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman.
Reports had said the probe was triggered by allegations of fraud in the NPA.
However, Usman, in a statement she personally signed on Thursday, denied there is a probe into the finances of the parastatal.
She described the report as malicious lies on her person, saying it was orchestrated by one Prince Henry Nwazuruahu.
She challenged Nwazuruahu to provide any evidence to substantiate the allegation, adding that there was also no truth in the allegation that she had a meeting with a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress where money exchanged hands.
Usman said: “My attention has been drawn to malicious lies being bandied around by a Prince Henry Nwazuruahu on my person. I wish to CHALLENGE him to bring up evidence on any such meeting with any APC Chieftain and any monies being given.
“I wish to challenge him to provide the authorship to this report whom I shall file a suit against in the court of law for defamation of character.
“In the last few days, I have faced a barrage of false malicious lies against my person in the media and I know the sponsors of this. I will not budge on my position on compliance to Federal Government of Nigeria policies and I will not bow on my stance to rid the NPA of corrupt practices.
“I will not be cowed or intimidated into conforming to corrupt practices of cheating the Federal Government of its revenues.
“I have been issued with death threats and veiled messages conveying that my life is at risk because of the stance I have taken.
“No false media attacks or threats to my life will stand in the way of my doing the right thing.
“Finally, we have not received any such notification by the presidency of an investigation into our financial books; and indeed we are open to any of such investigation as we have nothing to hide.”