President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on his election as Vice President (Africa) of the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH).
In a statement, Special Adviser to the President Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga Dr. Dantsoho, who will serve a two-year term, joins the leadership of the 70-year-old global association that represents seaports worldwide. The IAPH will mark its anniversary on October 7 in Kobe, Japan.
President Tinubu expressed appreciation to the IAPH for the confidence reposed in Nigeria’s representative, noting that a former NPA boss, Hadiza Bala Usman, was similarly elected in 2017.
He described the appointment as a boost to Nigeria’s aspirations in the global marine and blue economy and urged Dantsoho to sustain efforts to reposition the NPA in line with the administration’s goal of expanding the nation’s economy to $1 trillion by 2030.
