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Dr. Kevin Okonna has been named acting rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) Oron in Akwa Ibom by the Federal Government.

After Commodore Duja Effedua (rtd), the previous rector, resigned from the academy, the appointment is effective immediately.

The Academy’s Head of Public Affairs, Mrs. Domo Umoekpe, made this announcement in Uyo on Monday.

According to Umoekpe, the Federal Government’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, sent out a letter announcing the appointment.

According to her, the minister pushed Okonna to apply his vast amount of maritime industry knowledge to his new position.

“With the appointment of the acting rector, the academy will continue to effectively contribute to the realization of the ministry’s vision and President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda,” she added.

“Okonna is a distinguished maritime scholar with about three decades of dedicated service to the Academy.

“He holds impressive educational and professional credentials from recognised national and international institutions, including world maritime university, Malmo Sweden.

“Having risen through the ranks, he has served the Academy in various capacities.

“These include being pioneer Head of Maritime Safety Department, pioneer Director of the defunct MAN Consultancy Services, pioneer Director of Strategy and Research and Development Directorate.

“Also, as a distinguished member of the Nautical Institute (NI), UK, and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT),” she said.

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