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Ministerial Tour: Nigeria On Course-Maritime Chiefs Assure Global Community

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Jun 23, 2022
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Creating an attractive, competitive and enabling environment

In continuation of her tour of the ports in Lagos, the Honourable Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki has embarked on a tour of facilities and assets of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Assets inspected included the NIMASA Command, Control and Computer Centre (C4i), the NIMASA Modular Floating Dockyard, the NIMASA E-library and Vessels belonging to the Agency undergoing dry docking at the Naval Dockyard Victoria Island.

The Honorable Minister expressed delight at the equipment and assets of NIMASA stating that it underscores the importance the Federal Government attaches to combating maritime crimes andĀ ensuringĀ zero tolerance for illegal activities on the nation’s territorial waters.Ā 

Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency
(NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh; Honourable Minister of State for
Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Ruquyyah Saraki and Chairman, House
Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration, Hon. Lynda
Ikpeazu during a tour of deep blue assets at the Nigerian Maritime
Resource Development Centre (NMRDC), Kirikiri Lagos.

 

Ā While commending the synergy and collaboration amongst Agencies of Government in the maritime sector, the Honorable Minister expressed delight at the fact that Nigeria has witnessed piracy free waters since 2022.

Accordingly, she said; ā€œfor over 28 years, we have been in the press for the wrong reasons, over the piracy issues at the Gulf of Guinea (GoG).Ā We were there when Mr. President commissioned the DEEP BLUE PROJECT last year and within that short frame of time, we have broken the jinx, and for the last five months zero attacks, so I think that says it all for my assessment of NIMASAā€.

Ā Senator Saraki noted the need to sustain the momentum to ensure Nigeria remains attractive to investors adding that the Ministry is delighted at the steps NIMASA is taking to address the issue of War Risk Insurance premium on Nigerian Bound Cargoes.

Ā ā€œThe most important thing now is that we don’t rest on our oars.Ā The Free Trade Agreement and how it affects Nigeria is our focus. We hope to create an enabling environment to be very attractive and highly competitive when compared to neighboring countries and collaboration amongst all maritime Agencies of Government in terms of information gathering and sharing is key in achieving thisā€. She said.

Ā On his part, the Director General of NIMASA Dr Bashir Jamoh disclosed that the focus of the Agency is sustaining the achievements in recent times, adding that the plans are in three categories of short medium and long term.

Ā Our focus now is to sustain the tempo he said. ā€œWe are very optimistic that the clamor for the removal of war risk insurance premium on Nigerian bound cargos will soon yield positive results. The international community desires sustainability of the war on piracy and maritime crimes in Nigeria. The good thing is that they are part and parcel of our processes and procedures”.

Ā “We have the Nigeria Join Industry Working Group where all stakeholders including Ā the INTERTANKO, the largest owners of tankers in the world, the INTERCARGO, the largest owners of Cargos in the world and the major oil marketing companies meeting regularly discussing developments in the Nigerian Maritime industry”.

“We have also strengthened our collaboration with the Nigerian Navy. The SHADE Gulf of Guinea is another platform where inter regional organisations Ā such as the ICC and the European Union foster collaboration to secure the Gulf of Guinea”.Ā 

“Though Nigeria was removed from the red list of piracy nations on 3rd of March this year, it is natural that the international community will desire sustainability. Our hope is that by September this year, the issue of War Risk Insurance will be addressed when the Lloyd’s of London, coordinators of insurance surcharges on Nigerian bound cargoes meet to deliberate on our position paper which highlights the short, medium, and long term plans to sustain the achievements in our war against piracy in Nigeria’, Jamoh said.

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