The Nigerian Navy has referred to as for elevated collaboration with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Security Company, within the space of hydrography to maintain improved security of navigation in Nigerian waters.
The Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command Rear Admiral Abdullahi Mustapha, made this name throughout a familiarization go to to NIMASA Headquarters, the place he additionally acknowledged the positive factors recorded from NIMASA’s longstanding partnership with the Nigerian Navy.
This was contained in an announcement issued by Osagie Edward, Deputy Director/Head, Public Relations, NIMASA on Tuesday.
Rear Admiral Mustapha famous that “the longstanding and unwavering partnership NIMASA has maintained with the Nigerian Navy has culminated within the present tranquility being witnessed inside the Nigerian maritime area, and it’s a clear testomony to the energy of this partnership.”
The FOC West additional said that enhanced data sharing by means of the combination of NIMASA’s C4i Centre with the Navy’s Falcon Eye system would considerably enhance safety inside the nation’s maritime area.
Talking additional, Rear Admiral Mustapha mentioned, “I want to use this chance to commend NIMASA for offering and sustaining platforms underneath the Deep Blue Challenge, that are operated by the Nigerian Navy. This has significantly enhanced our operations.”
He added that the 2 newly acquired hydrographic vessels, with the potential to determine the precise location and measurement of wrecks, would considerably improve NIMASA’s operations in wreck elimination.
In keeping with him, “Using superior vessels resembling NNS Lana and NNS Ochuzor has undoubtedly contributed toimproved security requirements inside the maritime sector. It’s due to this fact necessary that we collectively maintain these requirements by means of deeper collaboration with NIMASA.”
In his response, the DG/CEO NIMASA, Dayo Mobereola, described the improved safety in Nigeria’s territorial waters because the spine of President BolaTinubu administration’s {economic} diversification coverage.
In keeping with him, “The maritime sector is on the forefront of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda in addition to the Federal Authorities’s {economic} diversification coverage and it’s our shared obligation (NIMASA and the Navy) to ship a protected and safe maritime house for maritime actions to thrive. Accordingly, attaining optimum safety ranges in our maritime space is the spine of those goals and is what provides delivery corporations the arrogance to spend money on the sector”.
The NIMASA DG additionally acknowledged the help of the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Financial system, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, noting that his unwavering dedication to the event of the Blue Financial system sector has continued to yield outcomes.