By Hauwa Ali
The Director General of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Laoye Jaiyeola has lauded the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, for his commitment at providing quality leadership by adopting continuous stakeholder engagements across board in the quest to realize its mandate and development of the Maritime sector.
Jaiyeola made the remark at a 3-day Management strategic session, organised by NIMASA, on Wednesday, to review performance and strategize to achieve its mandate.
The NESG boss, who hinged his presentation on providing leadership in uncertain times, noted that the maritime industry is capable of playing a leading role in reshaping the Nigerian economy.
He used the opportunity to enjoin the Management of the Agency to move with the trend in order to meet up with modern-day realities in ensuring the Nigerian maritime sector is in tandem with its counterpart in other maritime climes.
“With the global uncertainty due largely to the Ukraine-Russian war and adapting to the new normal brought unto humanity by COVID-19 which has led to weakening global stability, Blue Economy is the future. Leaders should embrace the use of technology in the maritime sector and acquire new skills in demand. This is the only way Nigeria can provide leadership in the maritime sector”, he said.
NIMASA DG reiterated his commitment to utilising continuous internal stakeholders’ engagement as key component and strategy to achieve its tripod mandate of Maritime Safety, Maritime Security and Shipping Development.
Dr. Jamoh highlighted that achieving the mandate of the Agency requires collective efforts from all stakeholders, adding that this would in turn help drive investors’ confidence in engaging in businesses in the Nigerian maritime sector.
“Shipping is crucial to the survival of the global economy, as was exemplified during the COVID-19 pandemic, where virtually all sectors of the global economy were grounded, except the shipping industry. For us at NIMASA, we are focused on driving the Agenda of the Federal Government in making the Nigerian maritime sector attractive for investors, while we keep building the capacity of our people to make them compete favourably with their counterparts in the comity of maritime nations”, he stated.