Mobereola’s appointment was announced on Tuesday by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement titled ‘President Tinubu appoints new NIMASA Director-General.’
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dayo Mobereola as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency for a renewable term of four years.
Mobereola replaces Mr. Bashir Jamoh, who vacated his position on March 10, 2024 and handed over to the Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Chudi Ofodile.
Jamoh left at the expiration of his four-year tenure.
Mobereola’s appointment was announced on Tuesday by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement titled ‘President Tinubu appoints new NIMASA Director-General.’
Mobereola was the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority from 2003 to 2015 and was also the Commissioner for Transportation in Lagos State from 2015 to 2016.
He was Deputy Managing Director and Project Development Director at AFM Consulting Plc, London and was also a Senior Economist at British Petroleum Shipping Limited, London.
The statement said the President expects the new Director-General to “bring his vast experience to bear in his new role and to achieve the mandate of NIMASA in providing world-leading standards of maritime safety administration, maritime labour regulation, marine pollution prevention and control, and search and rescue”.