The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has effected some changes at the upper rank of the organization.
General Manager, Corporate and strategic communications, NPA, Mr. Ibrahim Nasiru, made this known to newsmen in a statement on Saturday in Lagos.
Naziru said the changes were in furtherance of its goal to reposition the country’s port system as the preferred cargo destination in Africa.
According to him, Mrs. Madubuike Ugo, General Manager of Monitoring and Regulatory Services is the General Manager Public-Private Partnerships (PPP).
Naziru said: “Mrs. Williams Idowu, General Manager Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) takes over as General Manager Monitoring and Regulatory Services.”
“Mr. Ajibola Olagoke, General Manager Administration is now General Manager Superannuation; Mrs. Moltok Adar, General Manager Servicom, moves to Administration, whilst Mr. Musa Yaro, General Manager Procurement, now heads the Servicom Unit.
“Mrs. Anthonia Ohagwa, General Manager ICT, moves to Tariff and Billing, while Mr. Anthony Edosomwan now heads the ICT Department.”
He said that Mr. Mohammed Shehu, General Manager Tariff and Billing, now the General Manager Procurement, while Khadijat Sheidu-Shabi had been re-designated General Manager, Managing Director’s Office/TA Administration.
Nasiru also said that Abubakar Umar, Assistant General Manager, Audit (Policy and Compliance), currently heads Finance and Investment Department.
He stated that Mr. Felix Bassey, Assistant General Manager HR Operations, would now be reporting to the General Manager Administration as Assistant General Manager Administration.
“Mrs. Dairo Olufunke Assistant General Manager Performance Management is now Assistant General Manager HR Operations. Mr. Allen Bankole, Assistant General Manager, Electrical and Corrosion, is now to act as General Manager of Engineering.
“Zhimwan Audu, Assistant General Manager Corporate and Strategic Communications (C&SC) report to General Manager PPP as Assistant General Manager PPP (New Business).
“Alhassan Ismaila Abubakar, Assistant General Manager Operations – TA to MD (Admin) moves to the Abuja Liaison Office as Assistant General Manager. Mr. Richard Terfa, Assistant General Manager PPP – TA to MD (Engineering) is now Assistant General Manager Facility Management,” Nasiru stated.
He noted that Pella Naphtali Nafarda, Assistant General Manager Audit (Finance and Investments) was moved to Superannuation Department to head the investment portfolio.
He said that Mr. Abdul Sani, Assistant General Manager Engineering, is currently deployed as Assistant General Manager Electrical and Corrosion.
Nasiru said that Okeke Angela Uche, Assistant General Manager Investment, would report to the General Manager Audit as Assistant General Manager Audit (Policy and Compliance).
“Dantiye Zainab Magaji, Assistant General Manager Administration, reports to the General Manager HR as Assistant General Manager Performance Management.”
“Faturoti Adebanjo, Principal Manager Hydrography reports to General Manager Engineering to understudy the Assistant General Manager Hydrography,” he said.
He said that two technical assistants (TAs) had also been appointed.
“They are Abubakar Daniya, Senior Manager Accounts, now Executive/Personal Assistant to the Managing Director, and Mr. Sadiq Abubakar Lamuwa, Senior Manager Civil Engineering, now Technical Assistant (Engineering) to the Managing Director,” he said.
Nasiru said that all appointments were with immediate effect.