The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety
Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside has said the agency remains committed to
growing the ideals of the blue economy by bringing to the fore adequate
knowledge of the sector in line with the capacity building drive of the
agency.
Dakuku, who made this known during an interactive session with newsmen in
Lagos, said adequate knowledge of the sector would ensure fair and
professional reportage. He charged the media to embrace investigative
journalism in their method of reportage as it will benefit the maritime
industry and the nation at large.
The DG who was represented by the Executive Director, Finance and
Administration of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh also gave the assurance that the
agency will continue to partner the media in various ways, including
capacity building; adding that they the fulcrum through which the
activities of the Agency can be made public, thereby attracting more
participation in the sector.
“On our part as an Agency, we give priority to capacity building as it
remains the only way the industry can grow and the Media are not left out
of this. We are what we project to our stakeholders, both local and
international; hence the need for the media to embrace investigative
journalism to make their reportage factual and balanced”, he said.
He stated that the agency remains committed to the ideals
of actualising the Blue Economy, which deals with the totality of all
economic activity associated with the oceans, seas, harbours and coastal
zones. The concept also includes; aquaculture, biomedicine, boats and
shipbuilding, ship repairs, defense and security, amongst others all geared
towards wealth and job creation for the growth and development of the
Nigerian economy.