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IMO Scribe, Kitack Lim, visits Nigeria to inspect NIMASA projects
The Eyewitness reporter
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Mr. Kitack Lim, is billed to visit Nigeria between the 20th to 21st of November 2022 at the instance of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
The visit of the IMO Scribe would be the first in 15 years that the head of the global maritime regulatory body will be visiting Nigeria.
The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, told our reporter that Mr. Lim agreed to come to Nigeria at the invitation of NIMASA due to the deep respect and love he has for NIMASA over the efforts of the agency in tackling piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.
Dr Jamoh said that the visit of the IMO Scribe would afford him a rare opportunity to inspect a number of NIMASA projects.
“The Secretary General of the IMO has agreed and accepted the invitation of NIMASA to come to Nigeria.
In the last 15 years, we never had IMO Secretary-General come to Nigeria.
”He would be visiting between the 20th and 21st of November.
”He would attend a maritime summit and then inspect a number of projects executed by NIMASA” Jamoh said enthusiastically.
It would be recalled that NIMASA, under the leadership of Dr. Jamoh, has wormed itself into the heart of the global maritime regulatory body through its robust pedigree in maritime security.
In June 2020, Mr. Kitack Lim personally wrote a commendation letter to Dr. Jamoh, praising the efforts of NIMASA in decapitating piracy in the Gulf of Guinea through regional collaboration.
IMO also commended Dr. Bashir Jamoh, for his brave and dynamic approach to maritime security, following arrests and first-time prosecution of suspected pirates in 2020 under the country’s new anti-piracy law.
Lim said he was impressed by Nigeria’s efforts “to address maritime security threats in the region,” adding that Jamoh’s “leadership and proactive response” to maritime security issues were laudable.
Similarly, in October 2022, Captain Brian Lisko of the US Department of State, while on a fact-finding visit to NIMASA with his team, acknowledged the laudable role NIMASA played in rallying regional forces against piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.
He made the commendation on behalf of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) which expressed the desire to collaborate with NIMASA to consolidate the successes achieved so far in its efforts to suppress piracy in the region.
NIMASA DG said the agency is looking forward to hosting Mr. Lim in Nigeria.
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Oyebamiji, NIWA boss, assures international community of Nigeria’s irrevocable commitment to secure, safe waterways transportation
Funso OLOJO
The Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Bola Oyebamiji, has taken his campaign for safe and secure water transportation in Nigeria to the international audience in London where he reiterated the irrevocable commitment of the Authority to accident -free navigation on Nigeria’ s inland waterways.
Oyebamiji, who was in London, attending the 46th Consultative Conference of Contracting Parties in International Maritime Organization, (IMO) Headquarters in the United Kingdom, vowed that no stone would be left unturned to champion the constitutional obligations of the Authority and achieve its mandate under the umbrella of Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, in line with the Renewed Hope agenda of the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He said the safety on Nigerian Waterways remains nonnegotiable as the Authority was irrevocably committed to nip in the bud the scourge of boat mishaps occasioned by noncompliance with the safety standards by the reckless boat operators and defaulters.
NIWA boss further disclosed said insights at the ongoing conference would further help to improve and develop Nigeria’s inland waterways for navigation as part of the cardinal objectives of the Authority.
Oyebamiji joined other stakeholders, intellectuals and experts in the maritime sector across the globe, where they are dissecting the topical issues bordering on Marine Geoengineering; Marine Litter and Microplastics and CO2 Sequestration in order to decisively tackle critical ocean challenges across the world.
According to him, by implementing the London Protocol, Nigeria can significantly advance its inland waterways sector, aligning it with sustainable international practices, protecting marine ecosystems and strengthening socio-economic benefits.
The Protocol which has serious implications on the Nigerian Maritime sector is centered on issues relating to inland waterways as it shapes environmental practices, safety and sustainability.
Some of the issues being deliberated on were; environmental protection; strengthened waste management practices; international compliance and standards; capacity building and training; enhanced monitoring and enforcement; support for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and health and livelihood support respectively.
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