The Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has approved the promotion of 85 management staff to their next grade levels.
The promotions were ratified at the meeting of the Board which held in Lagos under the chairmanship of Major General Jonathan India Garba (rtd).
A breakdown shows that two deputy directors were promoted to the level of director; seven assistant directors promoted to deputy directors while 76 grade level 14 officers were promoted to their next grade of assistant directors.
Those promoted to full directors are the agency’s Head of Internal Audit, Mr. Victor Onuzuruike and the Deputy Director in charge of research in the agency, Mrs. Christiana Budaye.
The Executive Management also approved the promotion of 553 non-management staff between grade levels 4-14, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to 638.
The Director General, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, reiterated the commitment of the executive management to reward hard work, noting that it is a morale booster.
“It is true that the reward for hard work is more work, but on the other hand, hard work also comes with promotion. On our part as executive management we will continue to ensure that promotion exercises are conducted on a yearly basis and as at when due, so that staff can be motivated to give their best to the course of re-branding the agency and re-positioning the maritime sector for greater efficiency. By this we will be able to focus and realise our mandates as an agency,” the DG said.
The Governing Board enjoined the newly promoted staff to dedicate themselves to duty, saying the promotions will come with more responsibilities.