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NIMASA DG DAKUKU PETERSIDE BOWS OUT FROM OFFICE AS BASHIR JAMOH TAKES OVER

By Emeka AMAEFULA

The 4-years tenure of Dr. Adol Dakuku Peterside as Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency-NIMASA will elapse on 10th of March, 2020. His first term in office proved eventful with the remittance of huge sums of revenue to the nation’s Internally Generated Revenue IGR to the national coffers coming from the Maritime Administration devoid of characterized corrupt tendencies of his predecessors in office.

Dr. Dakuku Peterside obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Social Psychology from the Unique University of Port Harcourt having graduated from Rivers state University of Science and Technology Nkpolu Orowurokwo Port Harcourt now Rivers state University for his first degree in Medical Laboratory Science.


Meanwhile he will be succeeded in office by the incumbent Executive Director for Administration and Finance 56 years old Kaduna state born Dr. Bashir Jamoh a former Civil servant in Kaduna state Government before he transferred his service in 1994 to National Maritime Authority as it was then known and 2003 joined Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency as an Assistant Chief Commercial Officer, Eastern and Central zones. He has garnered over 32 years experience in transportation and maritime sector coupled the fact that his academic skills had earlier made him a proper personnel to occupy the highest office in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and safety Agency-NIMASA. First he graduated from Korea Maritime and Oceanography University for his Masters degree and upon his return to Nigeria he obtained Doctorate Degree from University of Port Harcourt in Logistics and Transport Management.


In an effort for him to perform optimally, he obtained Post graduate Diploma in management Sciences from Bayero University Kano, as he capped it with a Diploma in Accountancy from Ahmadu University Zaria, Kaduna State.
Given his outstanding roles in Maritime management, Bashir Jamoh is the current President of Chartered Institute of Institute of Transportation in Nigeria.


In striking a balance , President Muhammadu Buhari appointed a former member Federal House of representatives and running mate to Dr. Adol Dakuku Peterside in 2015 Governorship election in Rivers state Honourable Asita Okorie Asita as the Chairman of Board of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency-NIMASA. Honourable Asita Okorie Asita hails is Engenni by tribe from Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers state in Rivers West Senatorial District of Rivers state.

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