Controversy that arose from the decision to cancel the multi million dollar Secure Anchorage Area (SAA) contract by Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), still rages, as Hadiza Bala-Usman, its Managing Director has said the agency will not be intimidated by anyone to reverse the cancellation of the security contract.

It was gathered that Bala-Usman disclosed this during the commemoration of the World Anti-Corruption Day in Lagos, recently, saying the agency would stand firm on its position and the legality of what it has done.

Recall the concern about threat to national security and the cost of doing business at the country’s seaport, made the Nigerian Ports Authority to recently notify the Nigerian Navy of its decision to cancel the SAA, operated on behalf of the Navy by a private company, OMS Limited.

NPA had insisted that the security of the country’s waterways was the statutory responsibility of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Marine Police, and Nigerian Navy, which must all ensure safe and secure Nigeria territorial waters.

A Secure Anchorage Area is an area outside the Lagos port that the Nigerian Navy, with a private company, has defined as a secure place where vessels can anchor safely from the threat of pirate attack.

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