By Tare Youdeowei

LAGOS—Secretary General,  International Maritime Organization, IMO, Mr. Kitack Lim, is set to lead a delegation of five to the 3rd Conference of the Association of Heads of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA Conference) in Abuja, starting from April 19-21, 2017.

The meeting, which is aimed at improving Nigeria’s role as a global player in the comity of maritime nations, will be hosted by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, in conjunction with International Maritime Organization, IMO.

According to the Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, the confab “will bring together maritime administrators and leading stakeholders in Africa to discuss various issues and ways of improving the maritime sector in the continent. Thirty two countries from all parts of Africa are expected to participate at the continental conference and a number of maritime stakeholder organizations around the world.”

Peterside further said; “The IMO delegation will be led by Mr. Kitack Lim the Secretary General of IMO, which is a United Nations specialised agency that regulates shipping globally. The confab will open a vista of opportunities to the teeming unemployed youths, as well as unlock the potentials inherent in the maritime sector. This is just as the conference could serve as a platform towards Nigeria’s re-election into the IMO Council seat later in November this year.”