Dr Bashir Jamoh has taken over from Dakuku Peterside as the new acting Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
This is even as President Muhammadu Buhari happroved the appointment of members of the Governing Board of NIMASA and Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Sabiu Zakari, said in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja that the presidency named Honourable Asita as Chairman of the Governing Board of NIMASA.
Other members of the NIMASA governing board include, Victor Ochei, Executive Director (Cabotage); Chudi Offordile, Executive Director (Admin & Finance); Shehu Ahmed, Executive Director (Operations); Adekola Adefemi, Muhammed Abubakar, and Hassan Mahmud.
The Governing Board of NPA includes Akin Ricketts, Chairman; Muhammed Koko, Executive Director; Prof. Idris Abdulkadir, Executive Director and Onari Brown, Executive Director.
Others are Mr Ghazali Muhammed, Sen. John Akpanuoedehe, Sen. Binta Masi Garba, Alh. Mustapha Dutse and Abdulwahab Adeshina.
The Managing Director of the NPA Hadiza Bala Usman however retained her position.
He however added that Hadiza Usman remained the Managing Director of the authority.
The members of both boards would be inaugurated by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Friday, March 20, 2020, the permanent secretary said.
Jamoh, in his speech shortly after taking over from Peterside, expressed confidence that his team would take the agency to the next level.
