Meet Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero, The New MD Of Nigerian Ports Authority

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday approved the appointment of Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Alhaji Sanusi, a lawyer, from Kano State takes over from Mallam Habib Abdullahi who has been relieved of his appointment as Managing Director of the NPA. The appointment of the new NPA Managing Director takes effect from tomorrow, Thursday, April 30 2015.

He serves as a Principal Partner of Lamido & Co. Mr. Ado-Bayero started his work career as a lecturer in the Kaduna State Polytechnic and later moved on to become State counsel in the Ministry of Justice Gidan Murtala Kano. He served as the Legal Adviser/Company Secretary of Kano State Investment and Properties. He served as a Director General, Kano State Council of Chiefs, DirectorGeneral Special Duties in the Kano State Government, and District Head /Council member Kano Emirate Council. He was also the permanentSecretary Kano State Ministry of Information, Youths and Culture. He served as the Chairman of City Walls & Gates. He served as a Director of Briscoe Nigeria Limited and International Energy InsurancePlc. Mr. Ado-Bayero attended Ecole International De La Langue Francoise, Paris where he obtained a diploma in French, and a diploma in Law from the Institute of Administration, Kongo, Zaria. He obtained an LL.B from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria in 1983 and BL from the Nigerian Law School in 1984.