Otedola, Dantata, Others Pre-order Copies Of ‘Strategic Turnaround’ Authored By Peterside

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From Segun Amure, (The New Diplomat’s Abuja Bureau)

Business mogul, Mr. Femi Otedola and Founding Chairman of MRS Group, Alhaji Sayyu Dantata are among prominent Nigerians who have pre-ordered copies of ‘Strategic Turnaround,’ a book authored by the former Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside.

According to publisher — Safari Books, ‘Strategic Turnaround’ will be released at a public presentation on 28 January 2021.

The book chronicled the management and leadership ideas that transformed NIMASA from a non performing agency to a global brand that is now alive to its regulatory and promotional mandate.

Otedola who pre-ordered 1,000 copies at cover price for distribution to selected institutions across the country, expressed his belief In the reformation of public sector institutions as an enabler for private sector performance.

The Billionaire businessman in his comments said, “I believe in the reforms of public sector institutions for greater efficiency and effectiveness. If our public sector institutions are functioning well like their counterparts in other parts of the globe, it will lead to improvement in quality of services rendered and will strengthen the private sector to create jobs. Job creation will address poverty and accelerate development.”

“I believe that what happened in NIMASA in the past four years is a success story of institutional reform which can be replicated in other agencies of government which is why I am preordering this book so that more persons can read about it and be inspired to also reform whatever government institutions they find themselves.” He said.

Also, Dantata has preordered 500 copies of the book, urging aspiring leaders to read the story of the transformation of NIMASA through committed and visionary leadership.

“I want as many persons as possible to read about the success story of how one of the most important agencies of government in Nigeria was transformed under a period of four years. If NIMASA can be effectively reformed then all other agencies can be reformed. All we need is visionary and focused leadership which Dr Peterside gave while at NIMASA,” the MRS Group boss said.

He further added that, “the preordered copies would be distributed to selected public universities and libraries accross Nigeria to for national transformation.”

Damilare Ogunleye, CEO, LASIKO, official marketing Partner of Strategic Turnaround disclosed that six other notable business leaders have also preordered several hundred copies of the book in the Nigeria and around the world.

Author of the Strategic Turnaround is the immediate past Director General of NIMASA, a Nigeria federal government regulatory agency which is responsible for the promotion of indigenous shipping and regulation of shipping, enforcement of the suppression of piracy and other maritime crimes Act as well as the cabotage law.

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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