Hajiya Lami Tumaka, the Director, Special Duties, in the Director General’s office at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is a multiple awarding-winning public relations practitioner with experience spanning over two decades. She is the immediate past spokesperson of the agency.
In April 2016, EvanCarmichael.com, a popular website founded by Evan Carmichael, a Toronto-based entrepreneur and international speaker, named Hajiya Lami among the top 100 global public relations practitioners in the world. The beautiful lady from Niger State, also known for her fashionable dress sense, has won many other awards from many bodies in the country.
A Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (FNIPR), Hajiya Lami holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and a Masters in Business Administration, both from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. She also has a certificate in Basic Film Production from the TV College, Jos with distinction and a Diploma in Public Relations from the prestigious Holborn College, London.
In this interview with Tambari, Lami daughter of a police officer and wife of an army general shares her experience growing up, motherhood, career, tastes and dislikes.