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NPA To Retire 20GMs, Others
There are indications that at least 20 General Managers and Assistant General Managers, are being penciled down for retirement in what is seen as the biggest purge in Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in recent times.
Similarly, more than a dozen other senior staff will be affected in the exercise, which is described as routine”.
The Tide gathered that the exercise is to elevate workers who have remained in one position without promotion for years, adding that the plan is to retire officers who have attained the retirement age of 60 years or spent 35 years in service.
Some of the effected General Managers who had not gone on leave for several years had been forced to proceed on compulsory leave over accumulated leave.
It was also gathered that those in this category may not return to their positions as they might be served retirement letters before the end of their leave.
The Tide also learnt that apart from the General Managers, there are also other Assistant General Managers, principal managers and managers who might also be affected in the retirement exercise.
A source at the NPA headquarters, Marina Lagos, confided in our correspondent that the retirement exercise is seen as the only way to create chances to promote others to new positions.
Attempts by our correspondent to speak with some Assistant General Managers however proved abortive as they declined to comment.
At the time of filling this report, the Assistant General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr. Musa IIIiya, could not be reached for confirmation.