The Federal Government has appointed the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2015 general election in Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, as the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency.
This was contained in a statement on Thursday by the Director of Public Relations of the Ministry of Transportation, Yetunde Sonaike, the Director, in Abuja.
The appointment is with immediate effect.
Peterside is an ally of the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi.
The statement said Peterside has a Doctorate Degree in Management Science from the University of Port Harcourt and an MBA in Business Administration.
He also holds a Bachelor Degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences (B.MLS) in Hematology from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology.
