… promotes 22 others

The Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA) has approved the appointment of Mrs Olubusola Obasanjo-Akande and Christopher Amakulo as directors.

In a statement, the board disclosed it had also approved the promotion of 22 assistant directors to deputy directors, 86 chiefs to assistant directors and 400 other members of staff to their next grade levels.

The governing board of the agency ratified the promotion during a meeting held in Lagos.

The Director General of the agency, Bashir Jamoh, while congratulating the members of staff, noted the board’s determination to boost the morale of the staff by ensuring promotion exercises take place as and when due.

He charged them to see it as a call to higher performance.

He said, “I am glad that the agency’s governing board has kept faith with the promise to boost staff morale through annual promotion exercises, which was aimed at ensuring staff remain committed to the ideals of the agency while helping Management actualise its mandate.

“I, therefore, use this opportunity to congratulate the promoted members of staff and see the gesture as a motivation to improve performance on the higher task.”