President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the appointment of Bashir Jamoh as the director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
Dakuku Peterside, a former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State was appointed in 2016 to head the maritime agency and whose tenure ends on March 10 2020 will be replaced by Jamoh.
The 56-year-old holds a PhD from the University of Port Harcourt, specialising in logistics and transport management, The Cable reports.
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 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 (NMA) in 1994.
