The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has expressed worries over what it described as increased spate of midstream discharge of petroleum products on Nigerian waters.
Speaking at its National Executive Council Meeting in Lagos last week, NAGAFF President; Chief Eugene Nweke called on the regulatory agencies, including the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to ensure that it is always on its toes to curb the menace.
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has expressed worries over what it described as increased spate of midstream discharge of petroleum products on Nigerian waters.
Speaking at its National Executive Council Meeting in Lagos last week, NAGAFF President; Chief Eugene Nweke called on the regulatory agencies, including the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to ensure that it is always on its toes to curb the menace.
According to him, the association holds it as part of its responsibility in nation building to call the attention of the government to the development.
"One of the things that worries us as an association has to do with midstream discharge, we are calling on NIMASA and other agencies that police our waters, midstream discharge is not helping our nation"
Apart from these, chief Nweke pointed out that Nigerian economy is being exposed to so many security issues including careless use of arms and ammunitions on the waters.
He charged the security agencies to move in and provide necessary logistics needed to cub the menace.
"Another issue that concerns us also is oil theft, it has political undertone from international bodies"
"We believe as NAGAFF that Mr. President has what it takes to fight oil theft in the country" he said.
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