{"id":65860,"date":"2022-10-24T22:43:44","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T21:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=65860"},"modified":"2022-10-24T22:43:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T21:43:44","slug":"maritime-security-united-states-coast-guard-commends-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/maritime-security-united-states-coast-guard-commends-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Maritime Security: United States Coast Guard Commends Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"

…Monitoring development in the Gulf of Guinea.<\/p>\n

The United States Coast Guard, USCG, through Captain Brian\u00a0Lisko\u00a0 of the\u00a0US Department of State\u00a0has commended\u00a0the efforts of the Nigerian Government to suppress criminality in Nigeria’s maritime domain and by extension the Gulf of Guinea.<\/p>\n

\"\"Capt. Brian\u00a0Lisko\u00a0who stated this while on a fact finding visit to the Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA,\u00a0also commended the Agency for the role it played in achieving a robust regional collaboration to enhance safety in the Gulf of Guinea. He said the US\u00a0Coast\u00a0Guard desires improved collaboration\u00a0with\u00a0NIMASA\u00a0and relevant Agencies in maintaining the momentum of recent success that has resulted in\u00a0recording\u00a0one year of piracy free Nigerian waters.<\/p>\n

“We must commend the leading role which NIMASA has played in reducing piracy in the region through the\u00a0deployment of\u00a0its\u00a0Deep Blue Project as well as\u00a0its\u00a0 partnership with other maritime nations. The international community has taken note of this and we wish to encourage you to keep it up. We propose that a US Coast Guard maritime adviser\u00a0 be\u00a0deployed toLagos with the consent of relevant authorities,\u00a0with that person reporting back to the Coast Guard and advising on deployment of technical experts and tools to assist\u00a0NIMASA\u2019s\u00a0 efforts”.<\/p>\n

He further noted that the ultimate goal of the US Coast Guard is to help\u00a0its\u00a0partners by working hand in hand in the area of Port State Control and Maritime Administration. \u201cAs we seek to commence this endeavor, we came to Nigeria to\u00a0study the maritime stakeholders, among which\u00a0 NIMASA,\u00a0through\u00a0its reputation\u00a0and scope of responsibilities, is\u00a0 foremost on our list”.<\/p>\n

The Director General of NIMASA,\u00a0Dr. Bashir\u00a0JamohOFR, noted that the USCG had visited the Agency\u00a0several\u00a0times\u00a0in\u00a0the past as a partner in progress,\u00a0while calling for greater involvement in areas of\u00a0technical\u00a0co-operation and joint\u00a0exercises.<\/p>\n

“I\u00a0would like to re-iterate the Agency’s appreciation for all the support from the United States over the years. I have to say that your current visit is quite timely as it comes at a time when the country is attempting to diversify towards the\u00a0Blue\u00a0Economy.”<\/p>\n

“I recall that in the past, the USCG had visited Nigeria to conduct assessment tours of the country’s numerous ports and jetties to ascertain the ISPS compliance levels. We welcome a resumption of these visits even as we believe that you will increase your support in terms of technical assistance’.<\/p>

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R-L: Executive Director, Maritime\u00a0Labour\u00a0and\u00a0Cabotage\u00a0S ervices, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA),\u00a0Mr. Victor\u00a0Ochei;\u00a0 Executive Director, Operations\u00a0 NIMASA, Mr.\u00a0Shehu \u00a0Ahmed; Director General NIMASA, Dr. Bashir\u00a0Jamoh; Head of Delegation from the joint United States Coast Guard( USCG)\/Department of\u00a0State\u00a0Team, Capt. Brian\u00a0Lisko\u00a0 (USCG,\u00a0Rtd)and Executive Director,\u00a0Administration and Human Resources, Mr.\u00a0Chudi\u00a0Offodile\u00a0 during a visit by the USCG and US Department of State to the NIMASA headquarters in Lagos.<\/p>\n

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Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh\u00a0 \u00a0(right) presenting a souvenir to the the Head of Delegation of the Joint United States Coast Guard\/Department of State Team, Capt. Brian Lisko\u00a0 (USCG, Rtd)\u00a0 during a visit by the USCG and US\u00a0 Department of State to the NIMASA headquarters in Lagos.<\/p>\n

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