{"id":347346,"date":"2025-08-01T01:16:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T00:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/?p=347346"},"modified":"2025-08-31T18:41:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T17:41:39","slug":"boat-mishap-fg-vows-to-ensure-safer-waterways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/?p=347346","title":{"rendered":"Boat Mishap: FG Vows To Ensure Safer Waterways\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Federal Government says it would ensure a more safer waterways to save lives and properties for water users.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">For this reason, the government said it&#8217;s\u00a0 improving safety measures and rescue operations across Nigeria\u2019s waterways.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Minister of State for Works, Alhaji. Bello Goronyo, stated in a statement signed by the Ministry\u2019s Director of Press and Public Relations, Mr. Muhammad Ahmad,\u00a0 in Sokoto State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Goronyo, who stated this during a visit to the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Bola Oyebamji, in his office, commended the agency\u2019s officials for their swift rescue action during the recent boat mishap in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Minister commended the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for its prompt intervention, saying that coordinated rescue efforts saved lives and enabled the speedy recovery of victims.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe rescue efforts in Sokoto highlight the importance of synergy between agencies. NIWA and NEMA arrived early, rescuing passengers and recovering victims.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThis level of dedication shows what can be achieved when agencies work together in unity&#8221;, he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Goronyo stressed that such engagements must be sustained as a continuous platform for collaboration rather than a \u201cone-off meeting.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He noted that the Federal Government remains committed to providing infrastructure, equipment, and policies to prevent casualties and ensure safe, efficient, and secured inland water transport nationwide.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He also lauded President Bola Tinubu for his Renewed Hope Agenda, noting that its vision supports improved safety, infrastructure, and service delivery across water transport.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Earlier, Managing Director, NIWA, Bola Oyebamji, thanked the Minister for his leadership and assured that the agency would continue to prioritise safety and enhance waterway navigation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Oyebamji said the Federal Government will soon receive five new boats, including aluminium and iron vessels, with one designated for deployment to Sokoto State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He added that immediate steps are underway to clear water hyacinth obstructing waterways in the region, thereby easing free movement.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Director also confirmed that arrangements have been completed for distributing life jackets to riverine communities in the coming weeks.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Government says it would ensure a more safer waterways to save lives and properties for water users. For this reason, the government said it&#8217;s\u00a0 improving safety measures and rescue operations across Nigeria\u2019s waterways. Minister of State for Works, Alhaji. Bello Goronyo, stated in a statement signed by the Ministry\u2019s Director of Press and Public [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":347369,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-347346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maritime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=347346"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":347370,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347346\/revisions\/347370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/347369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=347346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=347346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=347346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}