The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has appointed seven new Port Managers.
The new appointments were announced through an internal memorandum signed by the Managing Director and obtained exclusively by SHIPS & PORTS. The internal memorandum titled “Disposition” and dated MD/13/MCORRES/VOL.XX/681 is dated 14th August 2024.
The new Port Managers are Adebowale Lawal Ibrahim (Lagos Port Complex, Apapa); Abubakar Sani Isa (Tin Can Island Port Complex); Abdulrahman Hussaini (Onne Port) and Sa’adu Dahiru Mohammed (Delta Port). The others Emmanuel Anda (Lekki Port); Kenneth Edith Okezie (Rivers Port) and Ekine Ibifri Alex (Calabar Port).
The former Port Managers namely Charles Okaga; Sylvester Egede; Teslim Bamidele Makanjuola; Olumati Ikechi Festus and Aliyu Abubakar have been transferred back to the NPA headquarters, effective immediately.
This move marks the second major appointment made by Dantsoho since his assumption of office as NPA Managing Director in July. On 29th July, SHIPS & PORTS reported exclusively that Dantsoho had appointed his core team of aides, who will work closely with him in the Managing Director’s office and play a significant role in shaping the authority’s decisions during his tenure.
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