NIMASA Seeks Collaboration With Journalists

The Deputy Director, Public Relations, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr Isichei Osamgbi, has called for the support of the maritime reporters to move the industry forward.

Osamgbi made the call at a media parley held yesterday in Lagos.

He urged journalists in the industry to report diligently, adding that journalists were one of the major stakeholders in the maritime industry.

Osamgbi said that without the media the industry would not move forward, adding that he could not do the work alone without the support of the media.

“Those leaders that have ever ruled successfully in this country such as Nnamdi Azikwe and Lateef Jakande had something to do with journalism.

“If you are a journalist and you are not changing things, it means you are not a journalist.

“We should be prepared to always move the country forward with our means of communication,”Osamgbi said.

He said that there would be transparency in responding to issues concerning the organisation, adding that journalists should always get balanced stories before they published.

The President of the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN), Mr Bolaji Akinola, said that maritime journalists were ready to work.

Akinola said that the management of NIMASA should be transparent enough for journalists to do their work effectively.

He assured the management of NIMASA of adequate support if the agency would make available all the necessary information for journalists to perform their duties.