Leadership (Abuja)
19 November 2008
Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mrs. Irene Chigbue, has argued that the congestion at the nation's ports is due to the large number of government agencies and not terminal operators.
Making the observation at the two-day World Bank Privatisation Support Project (PSP), Stakeholders Workshop which began yesterday in Abuja, the BPE boss also noted that when the BPE undertook study tours of successful ports in other climes, there was no country with such plethora of agencies at ports.
A statement issued by the Head of Public Communications, Mr. Chigbo Anichebe, x-rayed the work of the Bureau during the 8-year duration of the PSP, noting that it has been a good journey that has been immensely beneficial to the privatisation programme and the country at large.
According to her, "the programme has achieved many of its set out goals and has effectively brought both financial and institutional support to the key agencies that were charged with implementing various government programmes. At this point in the life of the PSP, when most of the key performance indicators are clearly on track, it is appropriate to reinvigorate the process through a re-assessment and prioritisation of the intervention necessary to consolidate on the achievements made so far.
"It is the primary intention of this workshop to achieve this. In addition, the workshop will provide opportunity for stakeholders to buy into the key performance indicators expected for the consolidation of the PSP achievements and present these and other 'capacity-building agenda' to the Federal Government PSP oversight committee, obtain feedback and confirm targets over the next 12 months."
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