Nigeria’s victory at IMO Council election is important for maritime industry – Mobereola

The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dayo Mobereola, has described the recent victory of Nigeria in the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council election as an important one for the maritime industry and Nigeria.

Mobereola emphasized that it took the unflinching support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR and the dynamic leadership of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola CON to bring this victory to fruition.

The NIMASA boss stated this at a reception hosted by NIMASA staff to commemorate Nigeria’s recent election into the Category C Council of the IMO.

According to him, “the support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the dynamic leadership of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy were very instrumental to the nation’s victory. Throughout the process, the Minister remained committed, providing strategic direction to all parties involved and personally leading the charge in engaging and canvassing support from other member states.”

The Director General also commended staff for their invaluable contributions saying “as staff of NIMASA, you all have contributed in one way or the other, whether big or small to Nigeria’s victory at IMO. You know NIMASA is the focal point for the IMO in Nigeria so the work you all do every day has been instrumental to our victory.”

He further charged staff of the Agency to redouble their efforts observing that “winning the Category C Council seat is the easier part. The most difficult part is sustainability. It’s relatively easy to get to the top but staying at the top is more difficult. We must ensure that we stay there. And to stay there, we request and we require and we need the support of every single member of staff of this Agency.”

It will be recalled that Nigeria was elected into the Category C Council of the IMO recently for 2026-2027 biennium after a 14 year wait.