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Stakeholders in the maritime and fishing industry have given their consent to the ratification of two international protocols meant to regulate the operations of fishing vessels and working conditions of their crew members.
The protocols are the Cape Town Agreement (CTA) of 2012, designed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), and the C188 Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
While the CTA seeks to set out a mandatory safety requirement for fishing vessels, the ILO Convention on fishing intends to regulate working conditions of fishers in the industry.
“Although in merchant shipping there are a lot of regulations in the country on the safety and welfare of vessels and the people who work in them, the situation is not the same in the fishing industry, hence the need for the ratification of the two conventions,” the acting Director in charge of Maritime Services at the
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The Republics of Gambia, Ghana and other countries have pledged their support for Nigeria’s candidate for Secretary General of Maritime Organisation for West and Central Africa (MOWCA), Dr. Paul Adalikwu.
Gambia Minister of Transport, Hon Bai Lamin Jobe, who reiterated his country’s endorsement of Nigerian candidate in Banjul, recently, said MOWCA was in need of a vibrant leadership with ideas, which Nigeria has to offer.
Jobe, who played host to the Nigerian government delegation to solicit support from his country, told Nigerian Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki, that her mission to his country was successful as Gambia would fully support Nigeria.
Eromosele Abiodun
The Republics of Gambia, Ghana and other countries have pledged their support for Nigeria’s candidate for Secretary General of Maritime Organisation for West and Central Africa (MOWCA), Dr. Paul Adalikwu.
Gambia Minister of Transport, Hon Bai Lamin Jobe, who reiterated his country’s endorsement of Nigerian candidate in Banjul, recently, said MOWCA was in need of a vibrant leadership with ideas, which Nigeria has to offer.
Jobe, who played host to the Nigerian government delegation to solicit support from his country, told Nigerian Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki, that her mission to his country was successful as Gambia would fully support Nigeria.
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By Zika Bobby
The Republics of Gambia, Ghana and other countries have pledged their support for the candidacy of Dr. Paul Adalikwu, Nigeria’s candidate for Secretary General of Maritime Organisation for West and Central Africa (MOWCA).
Gambia Minister of Transport, Hon Bai Lamin Jobe, who reiterated his country’s endorsement of Nigerian candidate in Banjul on Monday, said MOWCA is in need of a vibrant leadership with ideas which Nigeria has to offer.
Jobe, who played host to the Federal Government delegation to solicit support from his country told Nigerian Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki that her mission to his country is successful as Gambia will fully support Nigeria.