President Buhari Appoints Akin Ricketts As NPA Board Chairman

MICHAEL AKINOLA

Chief Akin Ricketts, former Cross River State Commissioner for Information, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Board of Nigerian Ports Authority.

Chief Ricketts, who contested for the Senatorial seat of Cross River Central District during the last general elections, will be replacing Mr. Emmanuel Olajide Adesoye, who was appointed in 2016 by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Chief Ricketts has been a strong supporter of President Buhari and worked for the victory for the APC during the last election both in his home state, Cross River and the whole country as a whole

The other members of the board are: Muhammed Koko, Executive Director; Prof. Idris Abdulkadir, Executive Director; Onari Brown, Executive Director; Ghazali Muhammed, Member; Sen. John Akpanuoedehe, member; Sen. Binta Masi Garba, member; Mustapha Aminu Dutse, member; and Abdulwahab Adeshina, member.

P.M.EXPRESS also gathered that  Ms Hadiza Bala Usman remains the Managing Director of NPA.

The President has also appointed Bashir Jamoh as the new Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. NIMASA.

Jamoh’s appointment came following the tenure expiration of the former DG, Dakuku Peterside.

This is contained in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transportation, Sabiu Zakari.

According to the statement; “The board members for NIMASA are: Hon. Asita, Chairman; Bashir Jamoh, Director General; Victor Ochei, Executive Director (Cabotage); Chudi Offordile, Executive Director (Admin. and Finance); Shehu Ahmed, Executive Director (Operations); Adekola Adefemi, Member; Muhammad D. Abubakar, member; and Hassan Rasaq Mahmud, member.

The members of the Board will be inaugurated by the Hon. Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday, March 20, 2020.