The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is seeking out-of-court settlement with the contractor dredging the Calabar channel.
The NPA Managing Director, Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, made the disclosure when he paid a visit to the Calabar Port Complex.
According to him, dredging of the channel is a priority of the authority.
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“The contract for the dredging of the Calabar channel was awarded many years ago but there is litigation between the Nigerian Ports Authority and the contractor.
“This has inhibited our ability to dredge the channel. What we have done in recent time is to start looking for out-of-court settlement.
“The authority, working with the Federal Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Justice, has resumed discussions in terms of how to settle this out of court, either to return the same contractor to continue dredging, or appoint another company.
“This has been delaying the dredging of that channel, we have taken it very serious, it is one of the reasons we are here today,” he said.
