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...For a better society... Monday, June 14 2004 Vol 17 No.090 News Editorial Opinion Labour Politics Sports Features Arts/Entertaiments Business Money/Market Energy Alaba Market Energy Agu, NMA D-G, decries state of maritime WILLY EYA DIRECTOR-General (DG) of the National Maritime Authority (NMA), Mr Ferdinand Agu is regretting that the maritime sector was lagging behind the rest of the economy in the new thinking of government about Public Private sector Partnership (PPP). He said stakeholders have continued to resist the changing roles of both sectors (industry and PPP). Mr. Agu made the remarks while speaking with newsmen in Lagos. He noted that despite the potentials in the industry, the sector had failed to command commensurate influence to shape policy. According to him, "if you look at Maritime and compare it with other equally critical natural infrastructure like communications, energy, banking and finance, you will agree with me that other sectors are faster and more effective in shaping the national agenda." The NMA boss said a lot of factors were responsible for the failure of the sector to take its pride of place and contended, for instance, that the public sector wing of the maritime industry had had a volatile leadership over the years. Mr. Agu said in 13 years, the NMA had eight D-Gs stressing that it was difficult for such an organisation to be effective with the high turn-over in leadership. "I looked at the Board, and I found out that Chief Ojo Maduekwe was the 13th Minister of Transport in 13 years," he noted. "How can an industry really keep a steady course with such a high level of public sector leadership change," he queried. Mr Agu said within his brief stay in office, he had worked with four Managing Director (MDs) of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), adding "you should ask yourself, what are the forces that influence such kinetic movement within this industry?" Mr Agu said the new thinking of government is to regulate and monitor operations, stressing that government would no longer compete with citizens in commercial activities. He said such was the logic of privatisation, adding that "we have entered into an era of public/private sector partnership." "As much as possible, where the public sector can lead, let it lead but where the private sector can drive the process, let it drive the process, he contented. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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