The Federal Government has ordered that the Ministry of Transport should commence immediate review of employments, placements and promotions embarked upon by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) during the tenure of the immediate past Director General of the agency; Mr Ziakede Akpobolokemi. Akpobolokemi was appointed DG of NIMASA in 2010.
The Federal Government has ordered that the Ministry of Transport should commence immediate review of employments, placements and promotions embarked upon by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) during the tenure of the immediate past Director General of the agency; Mr Ziakede Akpobolokemi. Akpobolokemi was appointed DG of NIMASA in 2010.
Confirming the development yesterday, NIMASA’s deputy director, Public Relations; Hajia Lami Tumaka added that, the committee, which is headed by the Ministry’s Director of Human Resources; Mr. Lawal Ibrahim, is expected to determine whether employments, placement and promotions in NIMASA from 2010 to date conformed to the Civil Service procedures and were also in line with the Federal Character principles.
The review comes about two weeks after the Federal Government also ordered the Federal Ministry of Transport to set up a committee to verify all projects currently being executed by the same agency.
The projects verification committee members were drawn from the Federal Ministry of Transport, Federal Ministry of Works and the General Services Unit of NIMASA.
The is expected to visit the project sites of the Nigerian Maritime University, NIMASA Shipyard and Dockyard, NIMASA Science and Technical College and the permanent sites of the six Institutes of Maritime Studies in six Nigerian universities among others.
Commenting on the latest staff audit exercise, the Acting Director General of NIMASA, Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro said the main objective of the exercise was to ensure proper staff placement in line with extant Federal Civil Service regulations.
According to him, the exercise would aid the process of motivating the agency’s staff and get the best out of them in the discharge of their onerous responsibilities.
“In the end, the interest of the staff will be protected as the civil service rule, which emphasises fairness and equity, will be the guiding principle of the exercise. We are confident that staff morale will be boosted for enhanced productivity when the process is completed,” the DG said.
He commended the Federal Ministry of Transport for its commitment to staff welfare and assured that NIMASA would continue to discharge its statutory responsibilities for the development of the Nigerian maritime industry.
The nine member committee which has already commenced sitting has a deadline of two weeks to complete the exercise and submit its recommendations to the Permanent Secretary, Mallam Mohammed Bashar.
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