By Chibuike Nwabuko
Abuja (Sundiata Post} – Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has reacted to the misconceptions about his inability to honour the invitation by the National Assembly Joint Committee investigating activities of foreign of foreign vessel owners in Nigeria.
Dakuku who made the clarification in a statement signed by the Head Public Relations, NIMASA, Isichei Osamgbi, said the NIMASA boss led other Management staff of the Agency to receive members of the House Committee on Maritime Safety Education and Administration who were on oversight visit to the Agency in Lagos.
The statement reads in full:
Dear Colleagues, this is to inform you that on Tuesday 3rd March 2020, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside led other Management staff of the Agency to receive members of the House Committee on Maritime Safety Education and Administration who were on oversight visit to the Agency in Lagos.
This was the reason the DG could not personally be in Abuja to honor the invitation by the National Assembly joint committee investigating activities of foreign vessel owners in the country.
It is noteworthy that due to the clash of both schedules, NIMASA Management communicated same to the National Assembly joint committee investigating activities of foreign vessel owners in the country requesting for a change of date.
However, a member of the Executive Management, the Executive Director Maritime Labour and Cabotage services Mr Gambo Ahmed led the high powered team to represent the Agency.
NIMASA Management respects the National Assembly and will always respond to invitation from them.
Please kindly help use, as our position on the story making the rounds on his absence.
Many thanks
Isichei Osamgbi
Head Public Relations, NIMASA