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A new appointment has been made by the Nigerian Navy of Rear Admiral P.E Effah as the Co-Chair of the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Collaboration Forum Shared Awareness and De-Confliction (GoG-MCF SHADE).
The appointment was approved by the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo, to replace the former Co-chair; Rear Admiral KO Egbuchulam.
This is in continuation of efforts to sustain collaboration and improve the security architecture in the region, has been conveyed to the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
In his remarks during the handover ceremony at the headquarters of NIMASA in Lagos, the NIMASA Director General, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, applauded the importance of the collaboration in sustaining the efforts and gains of the fight against piracy and all forms of insecurity in the Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea.
The Director General said: “NIMASA and the Nigerian Navy will continue to deepen collaboration with international partners to ensure security of the Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea is guaranteed”.
The outgone Co-Chair, Rear Admiral Egbuchulam expressed gratitude for the opportunity to serve alongside other navies in the region, which has led to relative peace in the countries within the SHADE Gulf of Guinea, describing the incoming Co-Chair as competent and has the capacity to deliver.
On his part, Rear Admiral Effah, who is the Director, Maritime Domain Awareness at the Nigeria Navy headquarters seeks for more co-operation from relevant stakeholders towards the realization of a robust and friendly maritime domain.
It would be recalled that Nigeria and 22 countries of the Yaoundé Code of Conduct (ICC) established the SHADE Gulf of Guinea Collaboration Forum in July 2021.
The goal is to implement effective operational counter-piracy cooperation amongst regional and international Navies, as well as the shipping industry and reporting centres of the Yaoundé Code of Conduct, for a Regional Strategy for Maritime Safety and Security in Central and West Africa region.
