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BREAKING News: Buhari Rewards Rivers APC Candidate, Peterside with a Federal Appointment

Posted by Odinaka on Thu 10th Mar, 2016 - tori.ng

President Muhammadu Buhari has rewarded Dakuku Peterside, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 governorship election in Rivers state, with a mega federal appointment.

Dakuku Peterside

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 governorship election in Rivers state, Dakuku Peterside, has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the director-general of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

NIMASA is under the supervision of the Ministry of Transport, which is headed by Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of Rivers state who spearheaded Peterside’s electioneering campaign.

Director of public relations in the ministry of transportation, Yetunde Sonaike, confirmed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, adding that the appointment was with immediate effect.

The statement also said Peterside holds a doctorate degree in Management Science from the University of Port Harcourt and MBA in Business Administration.

He also holds a Bachelor Degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences (B.MLS) in Hematology from Rivers State University of Science and Technology.

Peterside was a member of the Federal House of Representative between 2011 and 2015.