The Presidency has announced the appointment of six executive directors for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), both under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.
Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, made this known in a statement on January 4, 2024.
For the NPA, the new appointees are Ms. Vivian C. Richard Edet, Executive Director, Finance & Administration; Engr. Olalekan Badmus, Executive Director, Marine & Operations; and Engr. Ibrahim Abba Umar, Executive Director, Engineering & Technical Services.
Those for NIMASA are Mr. Jibril Abba, Executive Director, Maritime Labour & Cabotage Services; Mr. Chudi Offodile, Executive Director, Finance & Administration and Engr. Fatai Taye Adeyemi, Executive Director, Operations.
The statement said the President approved these appointments with the firm belief, after studying their impressive profiles, that the new appointees will expeditiously and efficiently execute on their collective mandate to create the conditions required to significantly raise the contribution of the Marine & Blue Economy sector to the nation’s GDP while evolving the Nigerian economy into a labour-intensive and inclusive one that creates new opportunity for all Nigerians in accordance with the Renewed Hope Agenda, under the guidance of the Honourable Minister of Marine & Blue Economy, H.E. Adegboyega Oyetola.
