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Blue Economy: Minister Underscores Interagency Collaboration for Port Efficiency, Maritime Development

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has restated the need for collaboration to fascilitate rapid growth of the sector.

Oyetola was speaking recently when he led a delegation , including the DG NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, and MD NPA, Bello Koko, from the Ministry to the International Customs Day Celebration in lagos.

He reiterated his commitment to collaborate even as the DG NIMASA, Dr Jamoh, also re-echoed the Minister’s position on the subject at the event.

According to the NIMASA DG, “The Nigerian Customs Service deserves to be commended for being steadfast in countering smuggling activities, all in a quest to encourage the use of Nigerian Ports and shore up accruable revenue to the Federal Government .

“More will be achieved if we increase the level of collaboration and cooperation. We can barely make progress without interagency collaboration, particularly in the maritime sector.

“Complementing each other’s activity will surely increase the Nigerian Port Efficiency and ultimately lead to the development of the Nigerian economy particularly the maritime industry”. Jamoh said.

L-R: The Honorable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola CON; Comptroller-General of Customs, Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi; Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko and Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh OFR, during the International Customs Day Celebration in Lagos.

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