ISAN Urges More Investments In Maritime Industry

President of the Indigenous Ship owners Association of Nigeria (ISAN), Chief Isaac Jolapamo, has advised the Federal and state governments to invest more in the maritime industry.
Chief Jolapamo gave the advice at a stakeholders’ meeting held last week, in Lagos, organised by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
He said it was the desire of the government for the maritime industry to work effectively, adding that NIMASA had taken the right step in this direction.

President of the Indigenous Ship owners Association of Nigeria (ISAN), Chief Isaac Jolapamo, has advised the Federal and state governments to invest more in the maritime industry.
Chief Jolapamo gave the advice at a stakeholders’ meeting held last week, in Lagos, organised by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
He said it was the desire of the government for the maritime industry to work effectively, adding that NIMASA had taken the right step in this direction.
The ship owner was concerned about the collapse of passenger traffic in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa, noting that the situation was similar to what had happened in many other countries.
Jolapamo described NIMASA as proactive in convening the meeting, adding that the management was right in calling the stakeholders together and for developing the shipping industry.
“We are saying that there is no way forward for the maritime industry unless the Federal and State governments invest in the industry, so that people could be trained,’’ NAN quotes him as saying.
According to Jolapamo, the government wants to ensure that the industry can give more money and create more employment opportunities for the youth.
The ISAN president noted that developing shipping would certainly create employment opportunities and generate funds for the government.
Prof. Pat Utomi, a former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Mega Party (SDMP), advised NIMASA to always engage all its stakeholders in continuous meetings.
Utomi said that such meetings would lead to positive outcomes for NIMASA.  
He described the meeting between NIMASA and the stakeholders as strategic, adding that the stakeholders should execute the resolutions they made with passion.
Utomi described maritime as the heart of the economy, stressing that Nigeria should be the maritime hub of sub-Saharan Africa.