“Nigeria has avoided bankruptcy all these years because of the great demand for her crude”

Mr John Patrick Egesi holds the enviable record of being the only ‘home-grown’ chief executive officer of the National Maritime Authourity(now NIMASA), having rose from being a pioneer manager to the echelon. After his exit, he has been engaged in many consultancy and social responsibility jobs. Apart from these, he is currently the National President of Nigerian Institute of Shipping. In this interview, he talks on many maritime industry-centred issues.