The Federal Ministry of Transport has constituted a
committee to verify all projects currently being executed by the Nigerian
Maritime Administration and Safety Agency.
This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in
Lagos by Hajia Lami Tumaka, the Head of Public Relations Department of NIMASA.
According to the statement, the committee members were
drawn from the Federal Ministry of Transport, Federal Ministry of Works and the
General Services Unit of NIMASA. It said the committee was expected to carry out an evaluation of all projects
currently being executed by NIMASA.
The statement said this is “with a view to ascertaining
their percentage completion in relation to funds already released”.
The Acting Director-General of NIMASA, Haruna Jauro, said
the evaluation had become necessary given the limited resources available to
the agency, which required the prioritisation of projects
execution.
execution.
Jauro said the verification was also meant to avoid a
situation where projects were being abandoned. He said: “We need to set our priorities right as far as project execution is
concerned by strategically executing projects even in a phased manner.
“This is to avoid a situation where projects which should
have been very beneficial to the development of the maritime industry are
abandoned due to poor planning.”
Jauro lauded the wisdom of the Federal Ministry of
Transport, including officers from the Federal Ministries of Transport and
Works.
He said the development was to ensure experts were
involved in the process with a view to providing a report which would reflect
the correct state of the projects.
The News Agency of Nigeria learnt that the committee has
two weeks to conclude its assignment and report to the ministry.
NAN also learnt that the committee is expected to visit
the project sites of the Nigerian Maritime University, NIMASA Shipyard and
Dockyard.
The committee would also visit NIMASA Science and
Technical College and the permanent sites of the six Institutes of Maritime
Studies in six Nigerian Universities among others.
NAN.
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