NIMASA seeks stakeholders input in port reforms

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr Dakuku Peterside has called on maritime stakeholders to make input in the ongoing port reform agenda of the present administration in other to reposition the maritime industry for greater efficiency.

Peterside made this call recently in Lagos when he played host to the chief strategist of Epsilon Limited, Mr Amechi Chukwujama, who came to brief him on preparation for a proposed port reforms conference in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Transportation.

The DG said there was the need to harness a synergy of ideas from all stakeholders towards ensuring a very user friendly port system that will be a model in the sub-region. He added that the need for seamless transaction at the ports cannot be over emphasized.

He asserted that the proposed conference would help reposition the maritime sector for the realisation of the Change Agenda of the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration.

The Executive Director (Finance and Administration), Mr Bashir Yusuf Jamoh in his contribution made a case for the inclusion of the railways in the intended ports reform in order to decongest the roads.