Dismas is the second accused in the ongoing trial of a former acting Director General of NIMASA, Calistus Obi, over N136 million fraud.
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On Wednesday at the resumed trial of the case, all the accused were present in court, but the case which was slated for continuation of trial at noon, was eventually put off following the judge’s absence.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had called its second witness before a Federal High Court.
Akpobolokemi, a former D-G of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, is charged alongside five others on a 22-count charge bordering on fraud.
The promotions were ratified at the meeting of the Board of the Agency which held in Lagos under the Chairmanship of Major General Jonathan India Garba (rtd).
This was contained in the Nigerian maritime industry forecast for 2018/2019 unveiled on Tuesday in Lagos by Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency.
Dismas is the second accused in the ongoing trial of a former Acting Director-General of NIMASA, Calistus Obi, charged with N136 million fraud.
Its Director-General, Dr Dakuku Peterside, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Thursday.
Akpobolokemi, a former Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency,was testifying at the resumed trial of his case alongside five others over allegations of fraud.
The trio in their congratulatory letters described Adams’ new title as well deserving based on his antecedent and immense contributions to the development of the Yoruba race and unity of Nigeria.
This new encouragement was a fallout from the stakeholders’ engagement on changing Nigeria’s crude oil affreightment trade term from FOI to CIF, which was organised by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety held on Tuesday at the NNPC towers in Abuja.
He said: “The people of ONELGA have been harassed, traumatized, maimed and killed needlessly. This is a great day for the people and end of the road for those who felt this day would never come. For their sponsors, they should know that there is a consequence for every action and a day of reckoning for all of us.”
Peterside further stated that the Nigeria forecast will deal with how developments on the international scene will affect the industry in Nigeria, which will also serve as a guide for investors and Stakeholders in the maritime sector.
Peterside, who said this while addressing newsmen after a meeting of the G7++ Friends of the Gulf of Guinea Group in Lagos, noted that Nigeria started late in its quest to be elected into the council.
The essay competition, titled: “Connecting Ships, Ports and People,” which is the theme for the 2017 World Maritime Day celebration, is expected to be 1,200 words long and is open to only first and second year students of tertiary institutions in Nigeria who must provide proof of studying at that level.
NIMASA had alleged that NLNG was liable to pay three per cent gross freight on its international inbound and outbound cargo, Sea Protection Levy, two per cent cabotage surcharge on all activities carried out for and on its behalf, as well as other sundry claims, all of which NLNG disputed.
Osinbajo said this during the inter-ministerial meeting on the Niger Delta in the Presidential Villa, Abuja
The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, gave this assurance when the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh (retd), and his team paid a courtesy visit to the Head Office of the Agency in Lagos
Walbe said that the call alerted him that one of his relations (name withheld) said they allegedly received a report that he has not been in a stable health condition and would be needed to be moved from Calabar to Jos for treatment
He said unless the National Assembly made the appropriate law to strengthen the capacities of the relevant agencies, the fight against criminals in the Gulf of Guinea might not yield the desired results
Peterside stated that the vision of the Nigerian local content is to transform the maritime and oil and gas industry by developing in-country capacity and indigenous capabilities of high international standards resulting in significant employment and wealth creation