The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh has emerged as the ‘Public Servant of 2022’, according to Champion Newspapers Nigeria Limited.
Jamoh, alongside Governors Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, Sanwo Olu of Lagos State, and Audu Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, also received different categories of award.
Presenting the award on behalf of the organiser in Lagos at the weekend, the Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe said the award was in recognition of Jamoh’s achievements in NIMASA, adding that Jamoh’s recognition was borne out of the fact that the agency under his leadership has made fresh inputs due to his leadership skills.
“We note with delight, that you are first among the leading Directors -General/CEO’s of government agencies in Nigeria that have distinguished themselves not only as very resourceful business managers, and technocrats but also shown a high degree of integrity and transparency in both private and public affairs. Your ingenious, creative, pragmatic and resilient approach to leadership has brought a lot of transformation to the NIMASA which includes deployment of an integrated national security and waterways protection infrastructure in Nigeria code-named the Deep Blue Project. You have demonstrated passion, dedication, competence, commitment, and dynamism leading NIMASA to contribute its quota to the rapid socio-economic development in Nigeria”, the citiation read.
Jamoh thanked the newspaper company for the honor, assuring that the recognition would spur him to do more. He also dedicated the award to maritime stakeholders and NIMASA staff.
