The Federal Ministry of Transport has constituted a committee to carry out
verification of all projects currently being executed by the Nigerian
Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
The committee which has members drawn from the Federal Ministry of
Transport, Federal Ministry of Works and the General Services Unit of
NIMASA is expected to carry out an evaluation of all projects currently
being executed by NIMASA with a view to ascertaining their percentage
completion in relation to funds already released.
Speaking on the constitution of the committee, the Acting Director General
of NIMASA Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro said the evaluation has become necessary
given the limited resources available to the Agency which require the
prioritization of projects execution so as to avoid the situation where
projects are being abandoned.
“We need to set our priorities right as far as project execution is
concerned by strategically executing projects even in a phased manner so
as to avoid a situation where projects that should have been very
beneficial to the development of the maritime industry are abandoned due
to poor planning”, the DG said.
Mr. Jauro who lauded the wisdom of the Transport Ministry in including
officers from the Federal Ministries of Transport and Works said the
development is to make sure that the necessary experts are involved in the
process with a view to providing a report that will reflect the correct
state of the projects.
The committee which has two weeks within which to conclude its assignment
and report to the ministry is expected to visit the project sites of the
Nigeria Maritime University, NIMASA Shipyard and Dockyard, NIMASA Science
and Technical College and permanent sites of the six Institutes of
Maritime Studies in six Nigerian Universities amongst others.