In recognition of his fast track of the approval processes leading to the operationalization of Nigeria’s first deep seaport, unprecedented revenue generation and remittances to consolidated revenue fund, port infrastructure renewal, milestone steps towards the deployment of the Port Community System (PCS) to lay the groundwork for the National Single Window that is necessary to tackle the challenge of duplicity of functions and attendant delays in the Ports and facilitation of the renewed export orientation of the Federal Government and efforts towards increased utilization of ports in the eastern region, the publishers and editorial board of Daily Champion Newspapers conferred Mohammed Bello Koko, MD/CEO, Nigerian Port Authority with the award of “Maritime Icon of the Year”.
