NIMASA appoints acting D-G
(Nigeria) The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety
Agency, NIMASA, on Tuesday announced Mr Calistus Obi as the Acting
Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the agency.
Mr Isichei Osamgbi, the Deputy Director/Head of Public
Relations of NIMASA, in a statement in Lagos said that the appointment followed
the handing-over by Dr Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi to him.
The statement recalled that the Federal Government had last
week relieved Akpobolokemi of his appointment as the Chief Executive Officer of
the agency’
He was directed to handover the property of the agency to
the most senior officer there.
The statement said that Obi was, until this appointment, the
Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services in the agency.
It said that Obi had acquired over two decades of experience
in the law practice as well as in the maritime industry.
The statement said that Obi, born on May 1, 1964, hailed
from Ihiala Local Government Area of Imo State and studied Law at the
University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
``After duly completing the mandatory Law School programme,
he bagged a Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Administration from the Ahmadu
Bello University (ABU), Zaria,’’ the statement said.
The statement said that Obi, a member of the Nigerian Bar
Association (NBA) was called to the Bar in 1991.
It said that Obi was also a member of the International Bar
Association (IBA), Fellow, Chartered Institute of Secretaries and
Administrators as well as other professional associations.
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