The newly –constituted board of directors for two key parastatals under the ministry of transport were inaugurated in Abuja yesterday.
Chief Tony Anenih was inaugurated as the chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), while Commodore Agbu Keffas was inaugurated as the board chairman for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)
The newly –constituted board of directors for two key parastatals under the ministry of transport were inaugurated in Abuja yesterday.
Chief Tony Anenih was inaugurated as the chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), while Commodore Agbu Keffas was inaugurated as the board chairman for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)
Speaking at the well-attended ceremony at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar explained that the appointment was very significant to the growth of the maritime sector and that it is coming at a time that the President is ready to transform the sector.
"Government is bestowing enormous responsibility on the chairmen and members of the board of the two agencies being inaugurated today, you are expected to work in harmony with the agency in implementing government policies and programmes in line with their mandates" the minister charged.
Sen. Umar also charged the board members to acquaint themselves with key performance indicators specific to their various agencies.
The event was attended by members of the senate committee on marine transport, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri, former minister of works, Alhaji Sanusi Dagash among others.
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