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Tension, Apprehension Trail Sack Of Maritime Chiefs
The sudden, sack of Chief Executive officers and Executive
Directors in the maritime industry by President Goodluck Jonathan recently, has
created great apprehension among the top brass of the maritime sector, the
gateway of the nation’s economy, The Tide can authoritatively report.
The news came like a whirlwind blowing furiously all through
the Marina, Lagos and 4, Burma Road headquarters of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety
Agency, (NIMASA) after the NPA chief executive officer officer, Alhaji Omar Suleiman was replaced by the
Acting Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Alhaji Habib Abdullahi.
Sacked alongside Suleiman was the Acting Executive Director,
Maine and Operations, Mr. Sotonye Inyeineyi-Etoine. The fate of the Acting
Executive Director Engineering & Technical Service, Mr. Sunny Nwobi was
unclear as at the time of this report.
The replacement of Omar by another has put to rest, the
ambitions of somany notable people who
have been eyeing the juicy position.
On the side of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and
Safety Agency (NIMASA) , three Executive Directors were also relieved of their
appointments, no official reasons were given for the purge in the industry.
The Tide was reliable informed that the sack of these
executive chiefs was based on the recommendations of a consultant to the
Transport Industry.
Meanwhile, the fear of massive loss of jobs has gripped the
staffers of the maritime regulatory agency.
The fears stem from the fact that if a chief Executive
officer and Executive Directors could be sacked overnight by the Presidency,
then the fate of junior officers also having in the balance.