The house of representatives says it is happy with the performance of the director general of the Nigeria Maritime is security, agency administration, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh.
The deputy spokesman of the house, Hon. Philip Agbese gave commendations on Friday at an oversight by the house committee on NIMASA.
According to the Spokesman, Dr. Bashir has not only transforms the agency’s processes, but has also placed it on an enviable height, internationally, and also recognize by the international maritime organization IMO. he’s been able to do this through revenue generation, as well as operational efficiencies, expansion and deepening infrastructure drive.
He said Nimasa DG is able to further the birth of a new NIMASA through transparency, accountability, and professional ethics in line with the mandate of the agency derived from the act establishing the Agency and through trust building of the stakeholders in the Maritime domain.
Agbese said that the newly inaugurated anticorruption and transparency units of Nimasa goes to show the zero tolerance level of corrupt and fraudulent practices the Dr. Jamoh led administration of Nimasa has.
On resumption of office, Dr Jamoh and his team came up with a performance tripod called ‘Tripple S’ that is; Maritime Safety, Maritime Security and Shipping Development.
From the facts on the ground, he has achieved his target. Jamoh has defeated the hydra- headed monster called piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. The country has recorded zero attacks on ships in years.NIMASA championed the implementation of the Suppression of Piracy and Maritime Offences under the (SPOMO) Act, 2019, which has enhanced safer and secured trading routes and ensured proper prosecution of a sizeable number of cases. 26 case were in all prosecuted including 3 foreigners between March 20202 and March 2024.
There is evidence that he bridged operational gaps between the maritime sector and other areas while fostering inter-agency collaboration with other federal government-owned organizations.
Under his watch, we have been told that NIMASA achieved the automation of the registration process of Shipping Companies/Agents resulting in Certificates being embedded with QR Codes for authentication.
This has successfully eliminated the back-and-forth incidents of alleged fake certificates in the past and has enthroned a greater level of integrity and accountability in the certification process.
Jamoh has made many other groundbreaking reforms that have improved security on our waterways and boosted the economy. We salute this visionary Nigerian.
We want to, therefore, urge him to sustain the tempo. He has the full support of the House of Representatives.
A full documentary on the End Of Tenure Report of Nimasa is being expected to air on National TV stations during the month.
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