{"id":1316,"date":"2019-07-25T22:41:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T21:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shippingworld-ng.com\/?p=1316"},"modified":"2025-07-01T11:52:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T10:52:21","slug":"gbajabiamila-nigeria-looks-to-marine-resources-for-economic-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shippingworld-ng.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/25\/gbajabiamila-nigeria-looks-to-marine-resources-for-economic-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Gbajabiamila: Nigeria Looks to Marine Resources for Economic Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<strong><em>As\nNIMASA&nbsp; hosts African Day of Seas and\nOceans<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<strong><em>Forwards\n6 international instruments on blue economy for ratification<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s rich maritime resources represent a vital\neconomic safeguard and vehicle for the successful implementation of the\nPresident Muhammadu Buhari government\u2019s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan\n(ERGP), which must be sustainably tapped, Speaker of the House of\nRepresentatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gbajabiamila said this on Thursday in Lagos at a\nceremony hosted by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency\n(NIMASA) to mark this year\u2019s African Day of Seas and Oceans, with the theme,\n\u201cHarnessing Nigeria\u2019s Marine Biodiversity for Accelerated Economic Growth.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on the theme, which echoes the\nAfrican Union (AU) subject for the 2019 African Day of Seas and Oceans,\n\u201cEnhancing Africa\u2019s Role in a Globally Binding Instrument on Marine Biological\nDiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction\u201d, the Speaker pledged that the legislature would support efforts by the\nexecutive to ensure sustainable management of the country\u2019s vast marine\nresources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was as the Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku\nPeterside, disclosed that the Agency had sent to the Federal Government for ratification\nsix International Maritime Organisation (IMO) instruments as part of efforts to\nensure sustainable management of the marine environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to\nGbajabiamila, who was represented by Hon. Linda Ikpeazu, \u201cEfficient management\nand sustainable exploitation of the marine resources in our seas and oceans, no\ndoubt, provide a veritable tool for our Economic Recovery and Growth Plan as a country and give expression to\nour sustainable development goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added, \u201cWe will support the sustainable governance\nof Nigeria\u2019s seas and oceans and the efforts of the executive arm of government\nthat would see the effective domestication of relevant international\nconventions of the International Maritime Organisation on marine environment\nmanagement through legislative enactments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe National Assembly would also work with the\nexecutive arm in putting in place the necessary legal framework for the Blue\nEconomy to engender and protect the Nigerian marine environment and development\nof the ocean economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dakuku, in his remarks, reiterated NIMASA\u2019s critical\nfocus on the development and protection of the marine environment, saying, \u201cOur\nefforts in this area have been recognised by the International Maritime\nOrganisation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He listed the marine environment management\ninstruments forwarded to the government for ratification to include: the Hong\nKong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships,\n2009; International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and\nWatchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel; the Protocol Relating to\nIntervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties\nIntervention), 1973; and Protocol on Limitation of Liability for Maritime\nClaims (LLMC), 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking also, the Chairperson, Head of the Civil Service\nof the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, who was represented by the Permanent\nSecretary, Common Services, Dr. Bakare Wadinga, said maritime security and\ndevelopment were a top priority of the Federal Government in the execution of\nthe ERGP.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chief Host, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry\nof Transportation, Sabiu Zakari, said with Nigeria\u2019s over 850 kilometres\ncoastline, the country was blessed abundant resources to back its economic\ndiversification and development drive. Zakari, who was represented by Director,\nMaritime Safety and Security in the ministry, Dr. Danjuma Dauda, also restated\nthe government\u2019s commitment to the development of the maritime sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event featured\npaper presentations by President, Women\u2019s International Shipping and Trading\nAssociation (WISTA), Ghana, Jemilat Mahamah; Secretary-General of Abuja\nMemorandum of Understanding (Abuja MoU), Mrs. Mfon Usoro; environmental\nconsultant, Professor Babajide Alo; and President, Chartered Institute of\nLogistics and Transport, Nigeria, Mr. Ibrahim Jibril.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dignitaries at the\nevent included the Director-General of the National Oil Spill Detection and\nResponse Agency (NOSDRA), Mr. Idris Musa; Rector, Maritime Academy of Nigeria\n(MAN), Commodore Duja Effedua; and Chairman, Shipowners Forum, Mrs. Margaret\nOrakwusi. There were also members of the Governing Board of NIMASA led by the\nChairman, General Jonathan India Garba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The African Union\n(AU) had set a 10-year period from 2015 to 2025 as the Decade of African Seas\nand Oceans, and July 25 as the African Day of seas and oceans. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s rich maritime resources represent a vital economic safeguard and vehicle for the successful implementation of the President Muhammadu Buhari government\u2019s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), which must be sustainably tapped, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. 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