NIMASA Structure Based On Merit And Professionalism – Jamoh

The Management of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has refuted the allegation from a media report accusing it of nepotism.

A statement by NIMASA in Lagos on Monday said the allegation was made by an online medium, “Ships and Ports”.

It described the allegation as subjective, smirking mischief, skewed to achieve the goals of the fabricator as well as meant to mislead Nigerians.

The statement said: “It is worthy of note that the Agency’s approved organogram has 9 directorates and 11 autonomous units.

“At present NIMASA has 12 Directors with all but one of them promoted under Jamoh’s administration.

“The breakdown shows that 5 are from South South, 3 from South West, 2 from South East and 1 each from North East and North West,” it said,

The statement also said the two directors promoted this year were from Southern Nigeria, which implied that the ratio of the Agency’s Director from South to North was 10:2, representing over 83 per cent Southern Directors against less than 17 per cent Northern Directors.

“The Directors of Marine Environment Management Department, Special Duties, Data Management Services, Deep Blue and Secretary General of Abuja MoU are all from the South South geopolitical zone.

“The South West has Directors of Internal Audit, SERVICOM, and Maritime Labour Services Western Zone, while the Directors of Cabotage and Planning and Research Departments are from the South East.

“The North East and North West have one Director each, heading the Western Zonal Region and the Reform Coordination Unit, respectively.

“It is imperative to note that competent professionals from Southern Nigeria are heading seven (7) out of the eleven (11) autonomous Units of the Agency, including the Agency’s spokesperson who is from South-South geopolitical Zone,” it said.

The statement urged media practitioners to always cross check their facts well before going to press, stressing that the allusion by Messrs Ships and Ports that the Agency had an office in Jos, Plateau State was misleading.

It said the misrepresentation of facts by “Ships and Ports” was capable of misinforming the public as the Agency never operated an office in Plateau State.

Attached is the list of current directors in NIMASA

S/N	NAMES	PORTFOLIO	GEO POLITICAL ZONE
1.	Mr. Heaky Dimowo	Director, Marine Environment Management	South South
2.	Mr. Isichei Osamgbi	Director, Special Duties (External Relations & Technical Cooperation)	South South
3.	Engr. Chris Amakulo	Director, Data Management Services	South South
4.	Mr. Otonye Obom	Director, Deep Blue	South South
5.	Captain Sunday Umoren	Director & Secretary General Abuja, MoU	South South
6.	Mrs. Olamide Odusanya	Director, Internal Audit	South West
7.	Kehinde Bolaji	Director, SERVICOM	South West
8.	Mrs. Olubusola Akande-Obasanjo	Director, Maritime Labour Services, Western Zone	South West
9.	Mrs. Rita Uruakpa	Director, Cabotage Services	South East
10.	Mr. Eric Oji	Director, Planning Research & Data Management Services	South East
11.	Mr. Kabir Murnai	Director Western Zone	North West
12.	Hajia Aisha Jidda	Director, Reforms Coordination & Strategic Management	North East
13.	Hajia Aisha Idris	Head, Legal Services	North Central
14.	Mr. Abdullahi Mustapha	Head, Financial Services	North Central
15.	Mr. Khurason Inuwa	Head, Shipping Development	North West
16.	Mr. Danjuma Babah	Head, Procurement	North West
17.	Engr. Taiwo Olaniyan	Head, Maritime Safety & Seafarers Standards	South West
18.	Mrs. Nancy Oluoha	Head, Protocol	South East
19.	Mr. Tajudeen Yinka Giwa	Registrar of Shipping	North Central
20.	Mr. Osagie Edward	Head, Public Relations	South South