NIMASA, Chatham House to engage UN Council on Gulf of Guinea security

By Joy Baba-Yesufu

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), and Chatham House London have agreed to engage the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the issue of maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea.
Both NIMASA and Chatham House will explain the progress made by NIMASA in combating piracy and sea robbery in the region.
This decision was reached during a session between Dayo Mobereola, director general of NIMASA, and Alex Vines, director of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, accompanied by his team.
Nigeria’s Alternate Permanent Representative at the International Maritime Organisation, Bwala William was in attendance.
NIMASA and Chatham House will convene a meeting of international stakeholders from the public and private sectors in Nigeria to develop a position paper on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea.
Speaking after the meeting, Mobereola said effective international partnerships are important in sustaining security in the Gulf of Guinea.
“The decision to engage the UN Security Council is to ensure they are well informed about the progress made in security in the Gulf of Guinea. We also need an independent analysis of the security situation in the Gulf of Guinea and how best to transform the gains in terms of enhanced security, into tangible economic benefits such as a reduction in the cost of all Nigerian-bound freight and issues bothering payment of war risk insurance premium for Nigerian bound vessels.
“The coming on board of Chatham House will catalyse in developing our Blue Economy,” Mobereola said on his official X handle @MobereolaD.
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