Amaechi: Deep Blue Project is Critical to Nigeria’s Maritime Security
*Charges new board members to complete project
The Minister of Transportation, Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the Deep Blue project was very critical to addressing issues of insecurity in the nation’s territorial waters as well as the Gulf of Guinea.
Amaechi disclosed this while inaugurating the Board of the apex maritime agency, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), which is spearheading the project.
He charged the board members to ensure that the agency speeds up the maritime security project, also known as the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure with the aim to comprehensively tackle insecurity on Nigeria’s territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone, up to the Gulf of Guinea.
In a statement by the Head of Corporate Communication, NIMASA, Mr,. Phillip Kyanet, the Minister told the new board members that the Deep Blue Project was very critical to maritime security in Nigeria and the entire West and Central Africa region.
He disclosed that about 60 per cent of the project’s cost had been paid by the Federal Government.
The Minister charged the Management and Board of NIMASA to “go and complete the Deep Blue Project,” stressing that the success of NIMASA is, to a great extent, dependent on completion of the project.
In his remarks, Chairman of the Board, Honourable Asita O. Asita, thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for the honour bestowed on them. Asita pledged to work harmoniously with the NIMASA Management to deliver the Agency’s mandate.
The board chairman stated, “If we must trade as a country, we need the waterways to be safe.” He said the security of the maritime domain was of utmost importance to the country, adding that NIMASA cannot afford to play with the issues of safety and security.
Other members of the 10-member Board are the Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh; Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, Victor Ochei; Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Hon. Chudi Offodile; and Executive Director, Operations, Shehu Ahmed. Also on the Board are Adekola Adefemi, Mohammed Abubakar, Hassan Rasaq Mahmud, Eyewumi Daniel Neburagho, and Rear Admiral Ibikunle Taiwo Olaiya.
The Minister of Transportation, Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the Deep Blue project was very critical to addressing issues of insecurity in the nation’s territorial waters as well as the Gulf of Guinea.
Amaechi disclosed this while inaugurating the Board of the apex maritime agency, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), which is spearheading the project.
He charged the board members to ensure that the agency speeds up the maritime security project, also known as the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure with the aim to comprehensively tackle insecurity on Nigeria’s territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone, up to the Gulf of Guinea.
In a statement by the Head of Corporate Communication, NIMASA, Mr,. Phillip Kyanet, the Minister told the new board members that the Deep Blue Project was very critical to maritime security in Nigeria and the entire West and Central Africa region.
He disclosed that about 60 per cent of the project’s cost had been paid by the Federal Government.
The Minister charged the Management and Board of NIMASA to “go and complete the Deep Blue Project,” stressing that the success of NIMASA is, to a great extent, dependent on completion of the project.
In his remarks, Chairman of the Board, Honourable Asita O. Asita, thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for the honour bestowed on them. Asita pledged to work harmoniously with the NIMASA Management to deliver the Agency’s mandate.
The board chairman stated, “If we must trade as a country, we need the waterways to be safe.” He said the security of the maritime domain was of utmost importance to the country, adding that NIMASA cannot afford to play with the issues of safety and security.
Other members of the 10-member Board are the Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh; Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, Victor Ochei; Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Hon. Chudi Offodile; and Executive Director, Operations, Shehu Ahmed. Also on the Board are Adekola Adefemi, Mohammed Abubakar, Hassan Rasaq Mahmud, Eyewumi Daniel Neburagho, and Rear Admiral Ibikunle Taiwo Olaiya.
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