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NPA MD Repositions Agency, Appoints New Managers, Redeploys General Managers

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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced new appointments and redeployments of General Managers to give fillip to the Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho-led management and actualize its performance deliverables.

The Managing Director/CEO of NPA, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, who comes with decades of sector-specific experience having commenced his career at the NPA as a Youth Corps member, said: “These appointments represent our deliberate strategy to deploy the wealth of experience of the appointees to national advantage.”

The appointments, effective immediately, aim to reorganize certain divisions to align with the direction of the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.

Dr. (Mrs.) Chinwe Nwokolo, Pharmacist Hadiza Sani, and Mr. Babatunde Gbotolorun were retained as General Managers in charge of Medical, Abuja Liasion, and ICT divisions, respectively.

The new appointees named to head various divisions include Captain Jerome Angyunwe, Engr. Richard Unde, Engr. Mukhtar Isa, Mr. Anthony Edosomswan, Mr. Dapo Adekunle, Mr. Victor Gofwan, Mr. Rabiu Dambatta, Mrs Priscilla Maduka, Mrs Sarah Ballah, Mrs Zainab Dantiye, and Engr. Anas Suleiman.

Others are Mr. Adeayo Oni, Mr. Abdulkadir Gusau, Mr. RAB Salau, Barr. Nurrudeen Abdulkadir, Mr. Seyi Iyawe, Barr. Ethel Uduehi, Barr. Nansel Zhimwan, Barr. Ahmad Wanka, Mr. Fatai Oladapo, Mr. Ibrahim Lukman, Engr. Abdul Isah, and Mr. Charles Okaga.

Mr. Ikechukwu Onyemekara now assumes the role of the Authority’s spokesman as the General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications Division.

 

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