Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro has been appointed the Acting Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). His appointment was communicated through a letter issued by the Federal Ministry of Transport.
According to Isichei Osamgbi, NIMASA’s Deputy Director/Head Public Relations, in a press statement made available to Global Patriot Newspapers, the newly-appointed Jauro officially takes over from Barrister Calistus Obi who hitherto was the Acting Director General for four days.
Until his appointment, Jauro was the Executive Director, Finance and Administration in the agency and brings with him over two decades experience in the public sector and the maritime industry to his new responsibility.
An accountant by profession, Mr. Jauro, who hails from Yobe State, holds Higher National Diploma in Accounting from the Kaduna Polytechnic as well as a Post Graduate Diploma and an MBA both from the University of Maiduguri.
The Acting DG, a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management, Fellow of the Institute of Credit Administrators is also a Certified National Accountant.
He is married with children.