05 September 2016, Lagos – Following the appointment of a Governing Board for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Executive Directors have assumed their respective offices.
In their letters of appointment signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh is the Executive Director Finance and Administration, Mr. Joseph Oluwarotimi Fashakin is the Executive Director Maritime Safety and Shipping Development while Mr. Gambo Ahmed is the Executive Director Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services.
Jamoh was until this appointment the Assistant Director in NIMASA in charge of Training and Development and has over 25 years of public service experience. He had served in the Kaduna State Government before transferring his services to the then National Maritime Authority (NMA) in 1994.
In a statement, NIMASA said Jamoh has had the privileged experience of serving in the operations and administrative departments of the agency at management level and brings this knowledge to bear on his new assignment.
“Currently a Ph.D student of the University of Port Harcourt specialising in Logistics and Transport Management, Mr. Jamoh also holds a Masters degree in Management from the Korea Maritime and Ocean University in South Korea with a Diploma in Accounting from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.
“He has attended management courses at the Said Business School, Oxford University, UK as well as the Institute of Public Partnerships in Washington DC, USA. Jamoh also holds membership of several professional Associations including the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics, Chartered Institute of Administration of Nigeria and Institute of Maritime Economists (Canada).”
The agency described the Executive Director in charge of Maritime Safety and Shipping Development, Mr. Joseph Oluwarotimi Fashakin, as a consummate Engineering and Project Management Professional having graduated from the University of Ife with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and the Project Management Institute, USA.
Fashakin’s working experience, it added, spans nearly three decades mostly in the private sector. He was at various times Project Manager, MTN Nigeria, Chief Operating Officer – Hybrid Systems Engineering Limited, Technical Manager – Mobile Telecommunication Services amongst other engagements.
“He is a Member of the Nigeria Society of Engineers and Project Management Institute of the United States of America. “
The Executive Director of Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, Mr. Gambo Ahmed, it added, holds a Bachelor’s degree in (Business Administration) Actuarial Science from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and a Masters in Banking & Finance from the Bayero University Kano.
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