– President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Dakuku Peterside, on his election as the new Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administrators
– Peterside was elected at the end of the Third Annual Conference of the continental organization in Abuja on Friday
– The president noted that Peterside’s unanimous election was a personal honour and affirmation of confidence in his ability to lead AAMA
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, on his election as the new Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administrators (AAMA).
Peterside was elected at the end of the Third Annual Conference of the continental organization in Abuja on Friday, April 21.
President Buhari in a statement by Femi Adesina, his special adviser on media and publicity, noted that Peterside’s unanimous election was not only a personal honour and affirmation of confidence in his ability to lead AAMA, but that it also placed Nigeria in a pivotal position to rally other maritime administrations in collaboration with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) towards safer global maritime activities.
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NIMASA DG Dakuku Peterside the new chairman of Association of African Maritime Administrators (AAMA)
“President Buhari believes that given NIMASA’s encouraging performance under Dr. Peterside especially in the fight against sea piracy through inter-agency cooperation, he has no doubt that his new position provides him with an even bigger platform to forge ahead in doing the
The president, while wishing the new chairman of AAMA a successful one-year tenure, expressed confidence that within the period, the Federal Government’s renewed focus on growing the Nigerian economy through increased maritime resources would be further enhanced.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Peterside succeeds Mr Sobantu Tilayi, who is presently the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the South African Maritime Administration.
“The election would serve as a platform for African countries, Asia and European nations to support Nigeria in getting elected into Category `C’ of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council.
He said that the 4th session of the conference would hold in Egypt in 2018, while Namibia and Seychelles got provisional hosting right for 2019.
The executive director noted that South Africa retained the secretariat of the association.
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Jamoh, however, said that countries not in attendance at the conference might have encountered visa problem.
He noted that all African countries were automatic members of the association.
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