FG Dissolves Governing Councils Of Maritime University, Okerekoko, UNIPORT

The federal government has approved the dissolution of the governing council of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (NMU) Okerekoko in Gbaramatu ,Delta State.

Aside the nautical academy, the government has also approved the dissolution of government council’s of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

This directive was contained in a statement on Thursday , signed by Ben Bem Goong
Director, Information Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja.

The statement from the Office of the Honourable Minister of Education,
Adamu Adamu, said, the dissolution of the Governing Council of the two Universities takes immediate effect.

The Federal Government has approved the dissolution of the Governing Councils of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State and the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, in Delta State.

The Honourable Minister thanked members of the Governing Council for their service to the Institutions and wished them success in their future endeavours.

The controversial maritime academy has come under series of criticism by the present administration , even as some ministers have called for the scrapping of the nautical school.

The Nigeria Maritime University was established by ex President Goodluck Jonathan and was commissioned in 2014.