President Tinubu appoints Dato Mobereola as NIMASA Director General
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointments of Dr. Dato Mobereola as the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)
Mobereola’s appointment follows the expiration of the four years of Dr. Bashir Jamoh whose tenure ended on 10th March, 2024
Gentechnews had earlier reported that the Executive Director, Finance and Administration of the agency, Chudi Ofodile had taken up the mantle of leadership following the end of Jamoh’s tenure.
A press statement issued by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity announced the appointment on Tuesday.
Dr. Mobereola holds a Ph.D, and an M.Sc in Transport Economics from the University of Wales, United Kingdom. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport, England, and a fellow of the same institute in Nigeria.
He was the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) from 2003 to 2015 and was also the Commissioner for Transportation in Lagos State from 2015 to 2016.
In the private sector, he was Deputy Managing Director and Project Development Director at AFM Consulting Plc, London. He was also Senior Economist at British Petroleum Shipping Limited, London.
The President expects the new Director-General to bring his vast experience to bear in his new role and to achieve the mandate of NIMASA in providing world-leading standards of maritime safety administration, maritime labour regulation, marine pollution prevention and control, search and rescue, cabotage enforcement, shipping development and ship registration, in accordance with the policies and programmes of the Renewed Hope Agenda for the sector as ably guided by the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola.
