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Reports reaching TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) has it that President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Dr. Dakuku Peterside as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
According to reports, the president is believed to have approved the appointment of Bashir Jamoh, who is currently the Executive Director, Administration and Finance as the new DG.
Also, checks by TNG revealed that the tenure of Dakuku Peterside who was appointed in 2016 to head the agency after failing in his governorship bid in Rivers State to incumbent governor Nyesom Wike is expected to come to end on March 10, 2020.
If finally confirmed, TNG reports that Jamoh will take over the mantle of leadership of the agency from Dakuku Peterside whose tenure expires on March 10, 2020.
The man Bashir Jamoh
Jamoh, 56 hails from Kaduna State. He is currently the President of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CiOTA).
He holds a PhD from the University of Port Harcourt, specialising in Logistics and Transport Management.
He also holds a master’s degree in Management from Korea Maritime and Ocean University, a post-graduate diploma in Management Sciences from Bayero University, Kano and a diploma in Accounting from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Jamoh is also said to have 32 years of professional experience in the transportation and maritime sector. He is the author of the book “Harnessing Nigeria’s Maritime Assets: Past, Present, and Future.”
Jamoh joined NIMASA in 2003 as an assistant Chief Commercial Officer, eastern and central zones.
He served with the Kaduna State Government before transferring his services to the then National Maritime Authority in 1994.
Presidency keeps mum
Meanwhile, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the president, Femi Adesina, when contacted this evening said he has heard of the replacement but it was not from his office that TNG should contact the SGF’s office.
Also, the Director, Press, Ministry of Transportation, Ojiekwe Eric, when contacted for reactions said: “that was the information I had. As soon as the ministry confirms it, we will issue a statement to that effect.”
If Dakuku’s sack and Jamoh’s subsequent appointment as new DG is confirmed, TNG reports that all DGs of the transportation ministry are now held by northerners. These include; NPA, NIMASA, Shippers Council, NRC and NIWA.
TNG further gathered that Intense lobby to have Dakuku’s tenure renewed was frustrated by those close to the president in the villa.