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MD NPA pays courtesy visit to Emir of Gombe

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By Foster Obi

Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman over the weekend visited the Emir of Gombe, AlhajiShehu Abubakar III at the Emir’s Palace in Gombe State. Picture shows the NPA boss and the emir at the palace.

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