Former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has
assured Nigerians of developing the shipping sector in the country.
Obasanjo, whose government acquired 19 ships for the
now rested Nigerian National Shipping Line NNSL as the then Military Head of
State 1976-1979, said this when the chairman of Nigeria Maritime Expo NIMAREX,
2013 Planning Committee, Margaret Onyema-Orakwusi, led some members of the
committee on a courtesy visit to the former president at his Hilltop mansion,
in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
He stressed on the best way to develop the shipping
sector, while also confirming that he would be chairing the opening ceremony of
Africa’s largest maritime event, NIMAREX,
slated for March 12, 2013.
The NIMAREX 2013 Planning Committee chairman, who
disclosed that all arrangements have been made to ensure a hitch-free event,
had also declared that the expo is a non-profit venture, instituted to stimulate
rapid development of the nation’s ailing maritime industry and “open up the
industry to the rest of the world, with a view to attracting foreign direct
investments”.
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