Bello Gwandu: Unveiling an Accomplished Public Servant He is one of the illustrious Nigerians whose Midas touch in public service is unequalled. Unassuming and a man of few words, who retired but not tir
He is one of the illustrious Nigerians whose Midas touch in public service is unequalled. Unassuming and a man of few words, who retired but not tired as his expertise is still being sought after by corporate entities, meet Mallam Bello Gwandu, former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority.
Gwandu had a privileged beginning. His descendants are from the famous Islamic scholar, Usman Dan Fodio’s lineage. He would later toe the line of western education with dedication and commitment, the move that eventually placed his path on the pedestal of success in public service. His fire of intellectualism was ignited first at Birnin Kebbi Secondary School. After his secondary education, he had a brief stint at the Revenue Office. He later moved to the United Kingdom which eventually opened the window to his career. In the UK, he attended the University of Swansea and got a Diploma in Social Politics and Administration, then the University of Birmingham where he acquired a Master of Science degree in Social Impact of Science and Technology.
“I am not being elusive. I played my part in public service and I grew up in a very prominent industry. I come from a very prominent family, so really I don’t see what is elusive about it. The fact that I don’t go about beating my drum and shouting and being seen by your colleagues in the press, is not necessarily that I am being elusive, no. There was no need for it, when I was in the public office, I was in the public.
According to him, “What went wrong was that there was growth. The port has remained the same, the volume of cargo going to the port has grown. And we said it before, that if there is no new port in Apapa, the activities in the port will spill to the environment and this is what has happened in Apapa and the town itself. Because the roads leading to the port are the same roads for the last 40 to 50 years. But the volume of cargo going to the port has increased by almost 20 per cent.
Gwandu offered a piece of advice. “The way out is to change the procedures which are very difficult. Going purely for electronic and physical movement should be discouraged. Then we have to start doing new ports which they have already started. So you have to develop a combination of too many strategies to address the issue. Our trade is expanding exponentially and you really have to now start to think, we are already losing cargo to other West African ports.
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