The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ghanaian Maritime Authority (GMA).
At the official signing of the MoU at the Nigerian Maritime Resource Development Centre in Lagos, the Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, noted that intra-African collaboration is a vital requirement for Africans to effectively harness the natural potentials that the Blue economy represent for the continent.
The NIMASA boss who is also the chairman of the Association of Heads of African Maritime Administrations, commended the management of Ghana Maritime Authority for seeking the collaboration and noted that the move will go a long way to strengthen efforts in the areas of promotion of scientific and technical cooperation; trade and movement facilitation; exchange of information, data, knowledge and experience.
“The importance of bilateral cooperation to solve maritime environmental challenges that transcend international boundaries in our coastal and aquatic ecosystem cannot be overemphasised. We are ready, and will give our support to tackle all associated maritime challenges that have over time impeded and slowed the region’s maritime sectoral progress,” the DG said.
Also speaking at the event, the Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Mr. Kwama Owusu, commended NIMASA and its management for the role of championing the growth of the maritime sector in the sub-region in particular and in Africa in general.
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