This is contained in a statement issued by the Head of Public Affairs of the Academy, Domo Umoekpe, in Uyo today.

Umoekpe said the appointment was conveyed in a letter issued by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on behalf of the Federal Government.

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She said the minister urged Okonna to bring his extensive wealth of experience in the maritime sector to bear on his new role.

She added that with the appointment of the acting rector, the academy would continue to contribute effectively to the realisation of the ministry’s vision and the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.

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

She added that Okonna had contributed immensely to the development of the Academy

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