THE newly sworn-in Victor Ochei, executive director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services of the Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency, NIMASA, has expressed his profound gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing him to the executive board
Ochei has also pledged total commitment to ensuring that NIMASA becomes a model of excellence, in line with the founding objectives of the agency.
He spoke at a brief but colourful handing over ceremony at the agency’s Lagos corporate headquarters, where Bashir Yusuf Jamoh led executive board succeeded the outgoing Dakuku Peterside’s team whose four-year tenure elapsed on March 10, following his appointment on March 10, 201i6
“I am grateful to the Almighty God and of course, President Muhammadu Buhari for finding me worthy of this onerous task. As a result of this honour, I am totally committed to contributing my quota in the drive to take NIMASA to greater heights. It is the only veritable option that justifies the trust the nation placed on my appointment”, he said.
He further urged the board and staff of the agency to engage in seamless synergy, in order to achieve the set-out goals of NIMASA, in accordance with the developmental strides of the Buhari administration
Ochei also thanked his predecessors for their patriotic disposition in the discharge of duties.”I am equally grateful to the outgoing executive board, for the love and labour to our motherland. Your exemplary services have reinforced my zeal to ensure that NIMASA excels”, he concluded.