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Group Seeks Synergy With FMOT On Marine, Blue Economy
Women in Maritime Africa (WIMA) has expressed concerns over the separation of Marine and Blue Economy from Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT), saying both ministries cannot perform effectively without complementing each other .
President of WIMA Africa , Mrs Rollens Macfoy, who disclosed this in Lagos, noted that for effective performance of the ministries, despite the separation, there is the need for maximum cooperation and collaboration by the Ministers and the direct stakeholders involves in the logistics chain supply system.
According to her, the new Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy can only thrive when Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ) is protected against foreign participation, noting that the Cabotage Act at a time like this should be implemented effectively in furtherance to create wealth and job opportunities for the teeming youths in Nigeria.
To grow export trade and reduce import, the women group leader stressed that “commodities can only get to the final consumers at the right time without hiccup when the land mode of transportation is properly structured to assist sea and rail network, hence none of the two ministries can work in isolation”.
She noted that stakeholders in the industries should work harmoniously despite the separation, adding that the new ministry would serve as a complementary tool to aid logistics and transport services being rendered by the operators.
Macfoy said the intermodal system of transportation cannot be over emphasized, therefore, infrastructure development must be given priority by the two Ministers to foster sea, rail and road network.
The WIMA Africa boss, who is aslo the Managing Director, Oceandeep Maritime Services Limited, lauded the initiative of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration on the creation of Marine and Blue Economy Ministry, saying that it is long overdue.
WIMA Africa, she said, “is ready to partner the two ministries in order to harness maritime potentials and grow the industry. With the new ministry in place, stakeholders should expect a paradigm shift”.
She also urged the new ministers to work closely with concerned stakeholders with a view to promote International trade.
By: Nkpemenyie Mcdominic, Lagos
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