The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has rung changes in the agency by redeploying 19 senior management staff including General Managers.
Under the new arrangement, Akinbayo C. O. and Ephraim Okon who were Assistant General Managers Admin and Commercial respectively are to serve as Acting General Manager and Assistant General Manager to oversee the agency’s London and Abuja liaison offices respectively.
The London office and the Abuja Liaison Office were formerly headed by Abdullahi Buhari and Mohammed Nasir Anas respectively.
Meanwhile, General Manager ND & JV, Madubuike Ugowho, is now General Manager, Special Duties, while the General Manager, Western Ports, Ajayi Micheal Kayode was asked to report to the Managing Director for duty as General Manager, Public Affairs.
Captain Ebubegu Ihenacho, who previously the General Manager, Public Affairs was asked to report to Executive Director, M&O for duty as General Manager, M&C Western Ports.
Also, Talabi Tolulope, who was General Manager, C&SP, was asked to report to the Managing Director for duty as General Manager, NB&JV while General Manager, Marine and Operations, Goje Abdulahi Aliyu, was asked to report to Executive Director, M&O for duty as General Manager, Eastern Ports.
On his part, General Manager, London Office, Abdulahi Buhari is to report to the Managing Director for duty as General Manager, SERVICOM. General Manager, Abuja Liaison Office, Mohammed Nasir Anas, is to report to Executive Director, F&A for duty as General Manager, Admin, while the current General Manager SERVICOM, Kabir Edward was asked to report Executive Director, M&O for duty as General Manager, M&C Eastern Ports.
The General Manager, PP&D Yusuf Ahmed, was redeployed as General Manager, HSE and is also to report to Executive Director, M&O while General Manager, Maintenance, Obinomen Peter Micheal, was directed to report to the Executive Director, E&TS for duty as General Manager, Capital Projects.
General Manager, Eastern Ports, Asanga Joshua, was redeployed to Marine operations as General Manager and he is to report to Executive Director, M&O while Mohammed Ahmed Rufai who was General Manager, Capital Projects was asked to report to Executive Director, E&TS for duty as General Manager PP&D.
Others are the General Manager, Special Duties, Efere Caroline, now General Manager, Superannuation; Ag, General Manager, HSE, Gbadamosi R.A. is now Ag. General Manager, Western Ports; Ag. General Manager, M&C, Onuenyenwa Simeon Obumneme now Ag. General Manager, Corporate & Strategic Planning, Ag. General Manager, Procurement, Jatto Adeiza, is now Ag. General Manager, Maintenance and Asst. General Manager, Operations, Dandare Ahmed, is now Ag, General Manager, Procurement.