The DG who said this when he met with the Admiral
Superintendent of the Naval Dockyard Limited, Rear Admiral Kohath Levi on a
working visit, particularly appreciate d the Nigerian Navy for hosting and
securing the Agency’s floating dock since its arrival in the country.
According to Dr. Jamoh, “We appreciate the Nigerian Navy for
making available its facility for the Floating Dockyard since arriving Nigeria.
This has ensured absolute security of this facility and as we all can see, the
Dockyard is in good shape.”
The NIMASA DG also used the opportunity to undertake an on
the spot assessment of the floating dock noting that efforts to put the
facility into use have reached an advanced stage.
While receiving the NIMASA DG and his team, Rear Admiral Kohath Levi assured that the Nigerian Navy would continue to support the Agency, bearing in mind that safeguarding the Nigerian territorial waters is a collective responsibility of all critical stakeholders.
When finalized, the floating dockyard is expected to bridge
the dry docking facilities gap in the Nigerian maritime industry as well as
raise additional revenue for the government.
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission ICRC had
described the Floating Dockyard as a profitable investment by Government.
The Federal Government had given approval for the
Transportation Ministry to deploy the asset on a Public Private Partnership,
PPP, basis and NIMASA is working in conjunction with the Nigerian Ports
Authority to utilize facilities at the Continental Shipyard in Apapa.
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