… As Melsmore Marine Congratulates NIMASA DG***
All roads may lead to Abuja on Tuesday, as Nigeria Maritime stakeholders felicitate the Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, who is being honoured as an Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR).
An industry key operator, MELSMORE Marine Nigeria Limited has specially congratulated the NIMASA Director General.
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Specifically, the organisation noted the wizardry and the unique administrative accumen that Dr. Bashir Jamoh exhibited in the Successful implementation of the SPOMO Act; thereby making Nigeria a first in the African continent of secured waters; the Successful execution of the Deep Blue Project, which culminated in the removal of the country from the black list of piracy endangered countries; even unto the presently enviable goals of repositioning the Modular Floating Dock…!
“You have crafted a niche as a Man who turns others’ awkwardness to Outlandish Successes…!”, Melsmore further pointed out, stressing that Jamoh truly deserves the honour.
Former President, Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM), Capt. Ernest Ishola while speaking in the same vein, noted the determination of Jamoh, saying his success at the Agency, might not be unconnected with the fact that Jamoh grew through the ranks.
A shipowner who preferred to remain anonymous spoke in the same vein.
It would be recalled that earlier this year, the NIMASA Director General, Dr. Jamoh actually emerged as the last winner of the Vanguard Public Sector Icon, Maritime, 2021 award.
The Editor of Vanguard Newspapers, Mr Eze Anaba, who announced this while presenting a conveyance letter to Jamoh in Lagos, mentioned other awardees as: President of the African Development Bank (ADB) Akinwunmi Adesina; Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari; Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo.
Anaba specifically noted that the screening committee of the Vanguard Awards reviewed Jamoh’s nomination critically and all indices in good corporate governance pointed at the NIMASA DG as an outstanding public sector official in 2021.
He said the consistency of the Jamoh-led management at NIMASA in growing capacity for the Nigerian maritime industry, despite not being a revenue-generating agency was considered.
He also added that the NIMASA management under Jamoh’s watch had effectively blocked leakages and increased contributions to the consolidated revenue fund exponentially in 2021.
“He reached an all-time high of over N37 billion naira.
“The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) on March 3 announced the removal of Nigeria from the global Piracy list as a result of sustained decline in piracy activities in Nigerian maritime domain, Eze Anaba had emphasized further.