The Minister of Transportation, Engr. Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has commended the Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for its capacity development initiative in the Nigerian maritime sector. He further applauded the Agency for remaining focused in the delivery of its mandate, noting that the Agency has a better image than what it was ten years ago.
Engr Sambo made this known when he paid a working visit to the headquarters of the Agency in Lagos, alongside the Minister of State, Ademola Adegoroye and the Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani.
In his words “NIMASA of today have come a long way from the NIMASA I knew ten years ago. I commend the entire Management and Staff of the Agency for raising the bar, it is a symbol of team work. I am impressed with the customer experience center and your efforts to attract young Nigerian into the maritime sector via various capacity development projects including the essay competition for secondary school students”.
On his part, the Director General of NIMASA, Bashir Jamoh thanked the Minister for his dynamic leadership in steering the affairs of the Ministry, while also assuring that the Agency remains committed to actualizing its mandate as stipulated in the four enabling Acts of the National assembly for a robust and attractive maritime sector in Nigeria.