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Appointment of three port managers at NPA, step in right direction

Acting Managing Director, NPA, Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko,

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

The appointment of three new Port mangers by the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) has been greeted with applause by the maritime stakeholders as a step in the right direction.

The step has been viewed as a genuine efforts to boost port operational efficiency and to become the Maritime hub in Africa, South of the Sahara.

However, in a statement by Olaseni Alakija, General Manager Corporate and Strategic Communications made available to Nation Update said the Managing Director of the NPA has approved the appointment of three new Port mangers.

Alakija however gave the details f the new appointees as- Yitnoe Stanley Magaji, Technical Assistant Marine and Operations to Managing Director as Port Manager Onne, while Buba Jibril formerly Traffic Manager, LPC moves to Tin Can Island Port as Port Manager and Ovbude Nelson Uwaifo Traffic Manager, Dangote Jetty, now Port Manager Calabar.

The report went further to state that the erstwhile Port Manager Tin Can Island Port, Engr. Yunusa Ibrahim Anji moves to corporate headquarters as Assistant General Manager Port Engineering while Dantsoho M. Abubakar former Port Manager, Onne now becomes Technical Assistant to Managing Director, Special Duties.

Other appointments include

Okaga Charles Bamidele

Principal Manager, Traffic who becomes Technical Assistant Marine and Operations to the Managing Director. Leoso Akintunde Oladipo, Principal Manager Trafffic LPC assumes duty as Traffic Manager Lagos Port Complex.

Aliyu Abubakar Principal Manager Traffic Kirikiri Lighter Terminal takes over as Traffic Manager, Dangote Jetty, Lekki.

The release stated that the appointments take immediate effect, and wished them well in their new appointments.