All CEOs Under Marine, Blue Economy Sign Performance Bond
Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC), Mr. Akutah Ukeyima singing his performance bond while the Minister looks on..
*Minister insists agencies must deliver on mandate
All the Chief Executive Officers of agencies under Marine and Blue Economy Ministry on Thursday signed performance bond to perform on set targets for Ministerial Deliverables from 2023-2027 with the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.
The bond was signed during the meeting with the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola.
Among the CEOs were the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh OFR, Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko and Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr. Akutah Ukeyima and the Managing Director of Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr. Bola Oyebamiji.
Oyetola, personally supervised all the Bond signing ceremony at the Ministerial retreat in Lagos, and urged them to key into the vision of the Ministry in achieving its mandate as set by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In the case of NIMASA, according to a statement by the Head of Public Relations, Mr Ewards Osagie, the Minister said, “This document will drive our carefully thought out strategies and robust policies in line with the renewed hope Agenda of Mr President H. E. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR. Our mandate is to institutionalise Blue Economy as an important pillar for economic sustenance and growth diversification”.
On his part the NIMASA DG assured of steady and measurable progress within the period covered by the Bond. He made a presentation on how to deploy an effective security architecture for the Exclusive Economic Zone to sustain harnessing the Blue Economy potentials of the country.
According to him “Now all hands must be on deck to deliver. We have a clearer understanding of the direction of the Ministry and we will ensure Nigerians benefit from Mr President’s vision in creating the Ministry”.
Other areas the DG presented to the Minister for effective monitoring include; NIMASA’s efforts in implementing the Cabotage Act, expansion of the domestic fleet, sustaining the Deep Blue Project and developing a national policy on marine and blue economy. Others include promoting Maritime Safety through effective capacity development, and enhanced Safety, Security and compliance to global acceptable standards amongst others.
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