NPA redeploys top management staff

The management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has made major changes to its management team.

The shake up is said to have been approved by the Managing Director of the Authority, Mallam Habib Abdullahi. The new disposition affected all the Port Managers who have been redeployed, except that of Warri.

It is gathered that General Manager Public Affairs of the NPA, Chief Michael Ajayi, has been redeployed to head the Administration Department, while the General Manager, Marine, Capt. Iheanacho Ebubuegbu, takes over from Ajayi as General Manager, Public Affairs.

General Manager, Western Ports, Mallam Mohammed Bulangu, has been redeployed to NPA Corporate Headquarters as General Manager, Marine and Operations, while his counterpart in the Eastern Ports and former Acting Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Barrister Sotonye Inyenengi-Etomi also returns to the headquarters as General Manager, Special Duties.

Former Acting Executive Director, Engineering and Technical Services, Mr. Sunny Nwobi, is now General Manager, Eastern Ports, while Miss Adenike Shonaike, former General Manager, Human Resources, takes over from Bulangu as General Manager, Western Ports.

The new General Manager Finance is Mr. Okonji.  The NPA helmsman has also approved the appointment of new Port Managers for all the six ports.

Mr. Nasir Anas Mohammed is Port Manager of the Lagos Port Complex (LPC), Apapa, taking over from Mr. Joshua Asanga, who has been redeployed to NPA Headquarters as Acting General Manager Procurement, while Mr. Babatunde Longe heads the Tin-Can Island Port Complex (TCIPC), Apapa, Lagos.

Longe takes over from Barrister Effioita Ephraim who is now the Assistant General Manager, Commercial of Western Ports. Mrs. Caroline Ufere, Assistant General Manager, Special Duties, takes over from Mr. Dele Alabi as Port Manager of Rivers Port Complex, Port-Harcourt.

Port Manager, Warri Port, Mr. Obuneme Onuenyenwa, is the only Port Manager to retain his post even as Mr. Munir Umar takes over from Mallam Goje as Onne Port Manager and Engr. Wada Musa resumes at Calabar as the new Port Manager.