Kitack Lim Leads other delegates to attend

Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization, IMO, is leading other global maritime dignitaries, experts and technocrats to Federal Republic of Nigeria to participate in the Nigeria International Maritime Summit 2022 scheduled to hold from November 20th – 22nd, 2022.

The 2022 Summit is where regional policies and operational perspectives to Decarbonization and Green House Gas Emissions in shipping will be in focus. The Federal Ministry of Transportation and its Agencies in collaboration with the organized maritime private sector under the auspices of Nigeria International Maritime Summit, NIMS, are hosting the event.

The Honorable Minister of Transportation Engineer Mu’azu Sambo says the Federal Government is committed to ensuring Nigeria becomes a major destination for global maritime players.

On his part, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh OFR, said the visit by Kitack Lim, which is the first by an IMO Secretary General to Nigeria in over fifteen years, is a testament to the renewed confidence of the international maritime community in Nigeria.

His words “We are glad that after fifteen years, an IMO Secretary General will be visiting Nigeria. Our desire is to continue in this stead until we attain a status of not just the hub of maritime activities in the region, but a major player in the global scene” Jamoh said.