Nigeria to begin implementation of IMO technical corporation in September

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr Dakuku Peterside, has stated that Nigeria will begin implementation of a number of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) technical cooperation from September 2018 to 2019.

The NIMASA DG also added that Nigeria will continue to seek continued technical cooperation and support from the IMO in order to build up sustainable capacity to be a globally competitive maritime nation contributing to economic development.

According to a statement signed on Thursday by the agency’s Spokesman, Isichei Osamgbi, the NIMASA DG made this assertion during a special interview he granted at the ongoing 120th Council meeting of the IMO in London.

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In the words of Dr Dakuku Peterside, “The technical cooperation and support being sought from the IMO is in line with NIMASA’s Medium Term Strategy plan, which is intended to help drive maritime growth in the country. The technical cooperation has become a necessity that deserves urgent attention due to the knowledge gaps, changing technology, new regulations that have come into force and experience from incidents around the world.”

Speaking further, he noted that the Agency’s area of interest for seeking technical cooperation includes; domestication and ratification of IMO legal instruments, environmental stewardship and safety issues.
He also added that the cooperation is not only for NIMASA, but for all other maritime regulators and stakeholders in the country since synergy is needed to make the country a leading maritime nation, which is the overarching goal.

The Council is the Executive Organ of IMO and is responsible, under the Assembly, for supervising the work of the Organization amongst other responsibilities.