President Tinubu Congratulates NPA MD, Dantsoho on His Election as IAPH VP
DANTSOHO, MD, NPA
By Francis Ugwoke
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday congratulated the Managing Director of
the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, on his election as Vice President (Africa) of the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH).
Dantsoho joins the management team of the IAPH for a two-year term, according to a press statement issued by the . Special Adviser to the President
(Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga.
The 70-year-old global association serves as the voice for seaports worldwide and will mark its anniversary on October 7 in Kobe, Japan.
The President thanked the members of the IAPH for the confidence reposed in Dantsoho by entrusting him with the position, just as they did in 2017, when Hadiza Bala Usman, one of Dantsoho’s predecessors, was similarly elected, the statement said.
President Tinubu, according to the statement believes that the election of the NPA Managing Director will boost Nigeria’s ambition to tap into the global marine and blue economy.
The President encourages Dantsoho to continue his efforts to reposition the NPA, thereby contributing to Nigeria’s goal of expanding its economy to $1 trillion by 2030.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday congratulated the Managing Director of
the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, on his election as Vice President (Africa) of the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH).
Dantsoho joins the management team of the IAPH for a two-year term, according to a press statement issued by the . Special Adviser to the President
(Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga.
The 70-year-old global association serves as the voice for seaports worldwide and will mark its anniversary on October 7 in Kobe, Japan.
The President thanked the members of the IAPH for the confidence reposed in Dantsoho by entrusting him with the position, just as they did in 2017, when Hadiza Bala Usman, one of Dantsoho’s predecessors, was similarly elected, the statement said.
President Tinubu, according to the statement believes that the election of the NPA Managing Director will boost Nigeria’s ambition to tap into the global marine and blue economy.
The President encourages Dantsoho to continue his efforts to reposition the NPA, thereby contributing to Nigeria’s goal of expanding its economy to $1 trillion by 2030.
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