NIMASA Executive Directors assume duty

Following the appointment of a Governing Board for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Executive Directors have assumed their respective duties. In their letters of appointment signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh is the Executive Director Finance and Administration, Mr. […]

Following the appointment of a Governing Board for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Executive Directors have assumed their respective duties.
In their letters of appointment signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh is the Executive Director Finance and Administration, Mr. Joseph Oluwarotimi Fashakin is the Executive Director Maritime Safety and Shipping Development while Mr. Gambo Ahmed is the Executive Director Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services.
 A statement by the Assistant Director in charge of public Affairs of the Agency, Hajia Lamin Tumaka, states that the Executive Director Finance and Administration, Mr. Jamoh was until this appointment the Assistant Director in NMASA in charge of Training and Development and has over 25 years of public service experience. He had served in the Kaduna State Government before transferring his services to the then National Maritime Authority (NMA) in 1994.
In NIMASA, Mr. Jamoh has had the privileged experience of serving in the operations and administrative departments at management level and brings this knowledge to bear on his new assignment. 
Mr. Joseph Oluwarotimi Fashakin, the Executive Director in charge of Maritime Safety and Shipping Development is a consummate Engineering and Project Management Professional having graduated from the University of Ife with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and the Project Management Institute, USA. 
Mr. Fashakin’s working experience spans nearly three decades mostly in the private sector. He was at various times Project Manager, MTN Nigeria, Chief Operating Officer – Hybrid Systems Engineering Ltd, Technical Manager – Mobile Telecommunication Services amongst other engagements.
Mr. Gambo Ahmed, the Executive Director of Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services holds a Bachelor’s degree in (Business Administration) Actuarial Science from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and a Masters in Banking & Finance from the Bayero University Kano.
Mr. Ahmed who has had a successful career in the private and public service started out as an Investment Banker with NAL Merchant Bank Limited before proceeding to become first, the Principal Secretary to the Kaduna State Deputy Governor, and later the Principal Private Secretary to the Kaduna State Governor from 1980.