By Anne Ejuka
The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, played host to the Nigeria/UK team on International Ships and Ports Security (ISPS) Code Peer Review team which was on a working visit to the country’s seaports on this week.
Leader of the team and Maritime Security Specialist, International Maritime Security Operation Team of the United Kingdom, Jim Hamilton, said the purpose of the working visit was to assess Nigeria’s level of compliance to the code and also seek other avenues for collaborations.
This, according to him was to further enhance port security systems at all the nation’s seaports. While commending the NPA management on the level of compliance at the port terminals and other facilities visited, the team assured that it is willing to partner with NPA on port security related issues.
Managing Director of NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, who was represented at the occasion by the Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Hon. Onari Brown assured that the current management would leave no stone unturned in its quest to continuously enhance security at the nation’s seaports.
He thanked the team for finding time to visit Nigeria’s seaports and assured that NPA was open for further partnerships that would continue to promote security at the country’s seaports and its environs.