Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the
President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday in
Abuja.
Jime is billed to takes over from Bello who is on his
retirement as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council after a
well fulfilled end of his two tenure.
The outgoing chief Executive Secretary of the Nigerian
Shippers Council a person of barrister Hassan Bello, according to the
statements within the maritime sector has performed well above his peers.
According to the statement, Jime, who holds a Bachelor’s
degree in Law, brings his wealth of experience to the new role having
distinguished himself in several public offices.
He was at a time Managing Director at the Nigeria Export
Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA) and a two-term member of the House of
Representatives representing Makurdi/Guma Federal constituency between 2007 and
2015.
He was also Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly
from 1992 to 1993.
“The appointment is for a renewable four-year tenure,’’ the
statement maintained.