Management of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has denied reports of a rift within the Authority over the appointment of the Acting Managing Director, Surveyor Olawale Adetola.
NIWA also commended the immediate past Managing Director, Chief George Moghalu for handing over to Adetola, who is the most senior General Manager in line with the extant rules of the agency.
This was contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Jibril Darda’u, the Acting General Manager, Corporate Affairs in Lokoja on Monday.
The statement said there was no rift among the general managers over who should head the authority in acting capacity pending when the federal government will appoint a substantive managing director.
He described as unfortunate the action of Maritime Pressure Group, which berated the performance of Moghalu, whose four-year tenure came to an end on September 29, 2023 and for handing over to Adetola in acting capacity.
“The group’s discredit assertion on the four-year administration of Chief George Moghalu is not true, as it’s an act of sponsored blackmail, considering his landmark achievements during his tenure. This is verifiable to the general public.
“It is a known fact that Chief George Moghalu, a seasoned politician, and a technocrat, infused his experience, culture and innovation of the private sector for the success recorded in NIWA so far,” the statement said.
