President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR (right) and the  Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation, IMO, H.E. Arsenio Dominguez during a courtesy visit to the Nigerian President in Lagos.

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has last week played host to the visiting Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation IMO, Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, in Lagos.

The President reiterated his administration’s commitment to the growth and development of the country’s maritime sector as a viable alternative to fossil energy. He noted that the recent signing of the National Maritime Policy was a deliberate step to entrench global best practices and strengthen the competitiveness of Nigeria’s maritime industry.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR (3rd right); Secretary General of the IMO, H.E. Arsenio Dominguez (4th left); Minister of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON (3rd right); Director General, NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola (2nd right; Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho (right); Managing Director/CEO, National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Bola Oyebamiji (2nd left) and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Olufemi Oloruntola during a courtesy visit by the Secretary General of the IMO to the Nigerian President in Lagos.

In his remarks, the IMO Secretary-General commended the Federal Government of Nigeria for its remarkable achievements in maritime safety and security, particularly in safeguarding the Gulf of Guinea. He assured that IMO, an agency of the United Nations, remains ready to collaborate with Nigeria in sustaining the recent successes recorded in the sector.

The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, H.E. Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, led the IMO Secretary-General and other industry leaders on the engagement.

They include the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Olufemi Oloruntola, Director General of NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola, the MD of Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, and MD National Inland Waterways Authority NIWA, Bola Oyebamiji.