The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has stated that the focus of the new management was “to make the agency a maritime administration that works; client-friendly and a beacon of hope for Nigerians.”
Peterside gave the assurance when a delegation from the African Leadership magazine led by its publisher, Mr. Ken Giama, visited him.
He disclosed that the management of NIMASA was committed to making the agency more productive and efficient.
The DG also pointed out that “the dream of NIMASA is to be a respectable voice globally on maritime issues and to be acknowledged as the most effective, most efficient, most competitive maritime administration in Africa.
“To be a maritime agency working with other stakeholders globally to protect Nigeria’s interest in the global maritime sector”.
Acknowledging that the agency is yet to achieve the feat, Peterside said, “We are championing a massive repositioning, reform and restructuring programme, and of course all those that have ideas that will help us are welcome on board”.
He said that there was a new regime in maritime administration in Maritime Administration in Nigeria which has moved from one phase to another phase where shipping is safe, secure and environmentally friendly in the maritime sector and Nigeria.
The DG also assured the delegation that NIMASA would take advantage of the African Leadership media group’s global platform to let the world know that there is a new regime in maritime administration in Nigeria that is committed to the adoption of best practises in all areas of its operations.
Besides, the Publisher of the African Leadership magazine, Mr. Ken Giama, said that the magazine was one of the leading media houses reporting Africa to the world. He called for a partnership with NIMASA to use its platform to propagate the changed narrative of Nigeria which was hitherto, negative.
Giama also invited the agency to partner with the magazine on its ‘Waste to Wealth’ programme, which is aimed at not just engaging young people in productive ventures but also creating job opportunities and generating wealth for Nigeria’s teeming population.