NIMASA committed to ease of doing business – Jamoh

The managements of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have agreed to work closely with relevant stakeholders as NIMASA inches closer to developing a regulatory framework to provide operational guidelines for submarine cable and pipeline operators in the country.

Officials of both organs of government in Lagos, reached this agreement at a pre audit meeting on submarine cable regulation.

The Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, who chaired the meeting, which also had the Director General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Mr Dasuki Arabi, in attendance, noted that the agency is committed to the Ease of Doing Business while implementing International Conventions which Nigeria has ratified and domesticated.

He noted that with Nigeria now a destination for global communication players, the time has come to prevent unregulated underwater cable laying, which might become hazardous to shipping. 

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“We do not just implement laws; we consult. Where the responsibility of an agency stops, that is where the responsibilities of another agency starts. Collaboration is a key component of ease of doing business in the best interest of the country and we will work closely with the NCC to achieve this.” 

On his part, the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, who was represented by the Director, Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement, Efosa Idehen, noted that the stakeholders’ dialogue strategy adopted by NIMASA in developing the guidelines would ensure a win-win situation, and urged NIMASA management to include the Ministry of Justice, a request NIMASA DG granted. 

Also speaking at the meeting was the Director General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Mr Dasuki Arabi, who commended NIMASA and NCC for adopting effective inter-agency collaboration to avert a potential challenge for the country in the future.