By kenneth uwadi
Captain Emmanuel Ihaanacho has been nominated for Nigeria’s ministerial position. Iheanacho hails from Imo state in Nigeria.He is a mariner and Managing Director of Genesis Worldwide Shipping, a major indigenous shipping operator and a National Carrier.He holds a Master of Science degree in International Transport from the University of Wales Cardiff, UK and an MBA degree in General Management from the University of Bradford, also in the UK.
As Chairman/CEO of Integrated Oil and Gas Ltd, an independent marketer of clean petroleum products and owners of the 30 million litre Integrated Oil and Gas tank farm, located at Ibafon, Apapa Oshodi Expressway, Iheanacho was said to have used his privileged position in the industry to consolidate his advocacy stance for indigenous shipping interests in the country.
He also had international exposure at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) where he is an external consultant on global turf of shipping and marine transportation.
Nigerian Senate yesterday received six additional names of ministerial nominees from President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua bringing the total number of nominees already forwarded to 19.
Among the six new names forwarded are Vice Chairman of Senate Committee on Education, Senator Adam Aliero (Kebbi), Mr Humphrey Abbah (Kogi) and the able Captain Emmanuel Ihenacho of imo state.
The maritime sector is agog, following the nomination of Master Mariner,Capt Iheanacho for a ministerial appointment.
Stakeholders and professional bodies in the industry have commended President Yar’Adua for the
choice which, they hope, will be comfirmed by the Senate. A group, Orlu Zurukwee, also lauded the nomination of Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho as the ministerial nominee from Imo State describing him as a man fit for the position of minister going by his experience in corporate business especially in the areas of shipping and oil and gas.The group said Iheanacho’s nomination was “a miracle we should welcome with open hands based on his qualification and credentials. Imo State indigenes in Lagos have come out in full support for the nomination of Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho as a ministerial nominee. Expressing joy that an eminently qualified Imo son has been selected as a replacement for Achike Udenwa, the Imo citizens commended President Yar’Adua for his choice of Iheanacho. They observed that Iheanacho is a hard-core transport/shipping professional whose expertise and knowledge on issues of national development is second to none. They described him as an accomplished master mariner, a humble and unassuming personality with a passion to serve his fatherland.
kenneth uwadi