The Rivers State All Progressives Congress, APC, gubernatorial candidate in the 2015 general election, Dakuku Peterside, has been appointed as Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
NIMASA.
Peterside who only recently lost his bid to occupy the Port Harcourt Government House to the current governor, Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is to take over as the agency’s substantive chief executive.
Since the removal of Patrick Akpolobokemi, who is now facing charges of allegation bordering on the theft of N3.7 billion, the agency has been without a substantive chief executive.
The appointment is contained in a statement issued in Abuja, today(Thursday) by the Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Transportation, Yetunde Sonaike.
She said the appointment was with immediate effect.
The statement said Peterside holds a doctorate in Management Science from the University of Port Harcourt and MBA in Business Administration.
He also holds a Bachelor Degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences (B.MLS) in Hematology from Rivers State University of Science and Technology.
The appointment of Peterside who was a member of the house of representative between 2011 and 2015, the statement said was with immediate effect.
is under the supervision of the ministry of transport, which is headed by Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of Rivers state who spearheaded Peterside’s electioneering campaign.
Yetunde Sonaike, director of public relations in the ministry of transportation, confirmed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday.
She said the appointment was with immediate effect.
The statement said Peterside holds a doctorate in Management Science from the University of Port Harcourt and MBA in Business Administration.
He also holds a Bachelor Degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences (B.MLS) in Hematology from Rivers State University of Science and Technology.
Peterside was a member of the house of representative between 2011 and 2015.
Yetunde Sonaike, director of public relations in the ministry of transportation, confirmed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday.
She said the appointment was with immediate effect.
The statement said Peterside holds a doctorate in Management Science from the University of Port Harcourt and MBA in Business Administration.
He also holds a Bachelor Degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences (B.MLS) in Hematology from Rivers State University of Science and Technology.
Peterside was a member of the house of representative between 2011 and 2015.
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