Tinubu appoints ex-LAMATA MD to lead NIMASA
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Dayo Mobereola as the new Director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency, NIMASA.
Mobereola replaces Bashir Jamoh, whose tenure recently wound up. Mobereola’s public service records include his serving as managing director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, between 2003 and 2015.
Mobereola also served as the commissioner for transportation in Lagos State from 2015 to 2016.
According to a presidency statement, he equally worked as “deputy managing director and project development director at AFM Consulting Plc, London. Similarly, Mobereola served as senior economist at British Petroleum Shipping Limited, London.
“He holds a Ph.D, and an M.Sc in Transport Economics from the University of Wales, United Kingdom.
“He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport, England, and a fellow of the same institute in Nigeria.
The statement adds that President Tinubu expects Moberola to showcase his “vast experience in his new role and to achieve the mandate of NIMASA, which is to provide world-leading standards of maritime safety administration, maritime labour regulation, marine pollution prevention and control, search and rescue, cabotage enforcement, shipping development and ship registration.”
