Bashir Jamoh, the director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has explained that the promotion of staff to all positions in the Agency including directors is merit-based.
Jamoh said that the recent promotion of two of the Agency’s staff to the position of directors, as part of the 510 newly promoted staff in NIMASA was approved by the Agency’s Board after a thorough and rigorous screening exercise.
According to the Jamoh, the promotion of Chris Amakulo and Olubusola Obasanjo-Akande as directors in the Agency was approved by the Governing Board.
“We are focused on rewarding hard work and commitment with incentives which include promotion of deserving staff on a regular basis in line with the Agency’s extant laws and the Public Service Rules,” he said.
“There were about 22 Assistant Directors who were also promoted to Deputy Directors, while 486 other staff were elevated to their next grade levels. All promotions were merit-based and we will sustain this practice which is in line with the Agency’s Core values,” Jamoh added.
The promotion exercise is the fourth under Jamoh-led management since he assumed office in March 2020.
