Tinubu names new executive directors for NPA, NIMASA

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of new Executive Directors in the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), which are agencies under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.

According to a statement issued on Thursday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), the new appointments in the NPA 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).

Under NIMASA), the appointees 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 that the president approved the 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.”