The President, Shippers’ Association Lagos State (SALS), Rev. Jonathan Nicol, has called for the postponement of the Nigeria Maritime Expo (NIMAREX) 2015 until a new minister of transport is appointed.
Nicol made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday.
He said the minister would able to listen to the challenges confronting operators in the industry and take the matter to the Federal Executive Council (FEC)
The President, Shippers’ Association Lagos State (SALS), Rev. Jonathan Nicol, has called for the postponement of the Nigeria Maritime Expo (NIMAREX) 2015 until a new minister of transport is appointed.
Nicol made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday.
He said the minister would able to listen to the challenges confronting operators in the industry and take the matter to the Federal Executive Council (FEC)
NIMAREX 2015, in its fifth year, was borne out of a desire to showcase Nigeria’s maritime potential to the
world.
The Expo is scheduled to hold from July 6 to July 8 after series of postponements.
Years of participation in international trade fairs, conferences and exhibitions by ship owners, ship repairers, maritime lawyers, financial institutions and other stakeholders in different parts of the world gave rise to NIMAREX.
The shipper said the NIMAREX Committee should not be in hurry, saying there should be further consultations between the private entrepreneurs and government, who are joint sponsors of the expo.
Nicol suggested that the organisers of the expo should allow the new government to settle down, after which the expo would now take place.
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