Buhari Appoints Dakuku Peterside, DG of NIMASA

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Thursday, March 10th, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dakuku Peterside as the Director General of Nigerian Maritime administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

A statement by Yetunde Sonaike, the director of Public Relations at the Ministry of Transportation in Abuja said the appointment was with immediate effect.

Mr. Peterside was the governorship candidate of APC in April 11, 2015 governorship election in Rivers State and also a former member, House of Representative from 2011 to 2015.

According to the statement, Mr. Peterside has a doctorate degree in Management Science from the University of Port Harcourt and MBA in Business Administration.

He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences (B.MLS) in Hematology from Rivers State University of Science and Technology.

(NAN)