Waiver For Foreign Vessels, Amaechi Denies Knowledge
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Oct 15, 2020
Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transport, has denied having any knowledge of a waiver approved by the ministry for foreign vessels operators.
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Amaechi stated this on Thursday when he appeared before the Senate Joint Committee on Local Content, Downstream Petroleum and Legislative Compliance.
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The committee is investigating the breach of Nigerian Laws by foreign vessels in coastal shipping of petroleum products in the downstream sector of the Nigerian Maritime Industry.
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In his submission, Amaechi disclosed that he wasn't aware of any waiver given to the vessels by the Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
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"I've never interfered with the process of governance of any structure that I superintend over.
"So if NIMASA says I know what they are doing, I do not know.
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"I became aware when they wrote to me and said I should answer the Senate.
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"I've not approved any. He (the Director-General) should run to me if he wants waivers approved. There's nothing on my table from 2015 till date. I do not have any waiver on my table.
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