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          President, Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) Mr. Habu Ahmed Gumel, presenting a Lapel of the Committee to the Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside when the NOC Officials paid a courtesy visit to the Agency in Lagos.



           The Director-General of the
          Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku
          Peterside, says sports has a big place in the country’s development equation,
          as the spirit of fairness and unity, which sporting events evoke, is a vital
          ingredient of nation-building, just as excellence in sports can project a
          notion more.

          Secretary General of the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) Mr. Tunde Popoola; Executive Director Finance and Administration, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh; Director General, NIMASA Dr. Dakuku Peterside; President, NOC Mr. Habu Ahmed Gumel; Executive Director, Operations, NIMASA, Engr. Rotimi Fashakin, FNSE; and Head, Corporate Communications, NIMASA, Mr. Isichei Osamgbi when the NOC Officials paid a courtesy visit to the Agency in Lagos.
          Dakuku said the support of all
          and sundry, especially corporate Nigeria, was needed to tap the huge benefits
          that abound in sports for the country’s greatness.

          Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside presenting a plaque to the President, Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) Mr. Habu Ahmed Gumel when the NOC Officials paid a courtesy visit to the Agency in Lagos.

          He stated these at the weekend
          in Lagos while receiving members of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) on a
          courtesy visit, adding that countries like Brazil, Argentina, Germany, England,
          the United States and even Kenya are using part of the greatness through sports
          for other benefits, including boosting their economy.

          The NOC members, led by the
          President, Habu Ahmed Gumel, commended the NIMASA management for its strategic
          steps in support of the Next Level agenda of the President Muhammadu Buhari
          government, by the changes that has been engineered in the maritime sector, and
          sought the Agency’s support in bringing about the same spirit towards the
          country’s participation at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, saying the NOC
          aims for more gold medals.
          Gumel along with Dakuku,
          enumerated many benefits Nigeria could reap from sports, to include amongst
          others, huge job creation opportunities in millions that can absorb our teaming
          youth, as it is in Europe and the Americas.
          The DG, who received the NOC
          delegation alongside other members of the NIMASA management team, praised the
          efforts of the committee to ensure Nigeria got gold medals at the upcoming
          Olympic Games, in Tokyo Japan, 2020.
          He told the NOC team, “We thank
          you for visiting the Agency and for your kind words in recognition of our
          modest accomplishments as we endeavour to contribute our own quota to the
          success of our President, Muhammadu Buhari’s Next Level agenda.
          “In NIMASA, we work as a team,
          and that is why we have been able to accomplish the things we have done so far.
          With different persons playing different roles and making sure we keep our eyes
          on the ball, and in the spirit of sportsmanship, a huge atmosphere of success
          is created. This atmosphere is a crucial ingredient of nation-building”.
          “Sports play a great social and
          economic role in our country. It enhances the reputation of the nation, and it
          can create millions of jobs for our youth, if properly harnessed. 
          “Sports can be
          one of the biggest employers of labour in our country, like it is in America
          and the United Kingdom. Sports is good for national image and national pride,
          and it is also good for our own health as individuals. That is why every month
          in NIMASA we have sporting activities for staff.”
          Gumel, in his remarks, said the
          committee needed funds to carry out its functions and realise the objectives,
          calling on NIMASA’ and other Agencies of Government and the private sector in
          particular to support this national objective for the collective good of the
          country, as Government cannot go it alone if we are to continue to sustain our
          greatness.
          He equally held that with
          effective support, sports could be a huge employment and income creation avenue
          for the country, providing millions of jobs for young Nigerians.   
          The NOC leader commended the
          Dakuku-led management team for its landmark achievements, including the
          provision of sea time for many Nigerian cadets under the Nigerian Seafarers
          Development Programme (NSDP).

          He listed the functions of the
          committee to include ensuring the representation of Nigeria by the best
          available athletes at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and other
          international and continental tournaments.  

          President, Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) Mr. Habu Ahmed Gumel, presenting a Lapel of the Committee to the Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside when the NOC Officials paid a courtesy visit to the Agency in Lagos.



           The Director-General of the
          Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku
          Peterside, says sports has a big place in the country’s development equation,
          as the spirit of fairness and unity, which sporting events evoke, is a vital
          ingredient of nation-building, just as excellence in sports can project a
          notion more.

          Secretary General of the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) Mr. Tunde Popoola; Executive Director Finance and Administration, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh; Director General, NIMASA Dr. Dakuku Peterside; President, NOC Mr. Habu Ahmed Gumel; Executive Director, Operations, NIMASA, Engr. Rotimi Fashakin, FNSE; and Head, Corporate Communications, NIMASA, Mr. Isichei Osamgbi when the NOC Officials paid a courtesy visit to the Agency in Lagos.
          Dakuku said the support of all
          and sundry, especially corporate Nigeria, was needed to tap the huge benefits
          that abound in sports for the country’s greatness.

          Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside presenting a plaque to the President, Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) Mr. Habu Ahmed Gumel when the NOC Officials paid a courtesy visit to the Agency in Lagos.

          He stated these at the weekend
          in Lagos while receiving members of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) on a
          courtesy visit, adding that countries like Brazil, Argentina, Germany, England,
          the United States and even Kenya are using part of the greatness through sports
          for other benefits, including boosting their economy.

          The NOC members, led by the
          President, Habu Ahmed Gumel, commended the NIMASA management for its strategic
          steps in support of the Next Level agenda of the President Muhammadu Buhari
          government, by the changes that has been engineered in the maritime sector, and
          sought the Agency’s support in bringing about the same spirit towards the
          country’s participation at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, saying the NOC
          aims for more gold medals.
          Gumel along with Dakuku,
          enumerated many benefits Nigeria could reap from sports, to include amongst
          others, huge job creation opportunities in millions that can absorb our teaming
          youth, as it is in Europe and the Americas.
          The DG, who received the NOC
          delegation alongside other members of the NIMASA management team, praised the
          efforts of the committee to ensure Nigeria got gold medals at the upcoming
          Olympic Games, in Tokyo Japan, 2020.
          He told the NOC team, “We thank
          you for visiting the Agency and for your kind words in recognition of our
          modest accomplishments as we endeavour to contribute our own quota to the
          success of our President, Muhammadu Buhari’s Next Level agenda.
          “In NIMASA, we work as a team,
          and that is why we have been able to accomplish the things we have done so far.
          With different persons playing different roles and making sure we keep our eyes
          on the ball, and in the spirit of sportsmanship, a huge atmosphere of success
          is created. This atmosphere is a crucial ingredient of nation-building”.
          “Sports play a great social and
          economic role in our country. It enhances the reputation of the nation, and it
          can create millions of jobs for our youth, if properly harnessed. 
          “Sports can be
          one of the biggest employers of labour in our country, like it is in America
          and the United Kingdom. Sports is good for national image and national pride,
          and it is also good for our own health as individuals. That is why every month
          in NIMASA we have sporting activities for staff.”
          Gumel, in his remarks, said the
          committee needed funds to carry out its functions and realise the objectives,
          calling on NIMASA’ and other Agencies of Government and the private sector in
          particular to support this national objective for the collective good of the
          country, as Government cannot go it alone if we are to continue to sustain our
          greatness.
          He equally held that with
          effective support, sports could be a huge employment and income creation avenue
          for the country, providing millions of jobs for young Nigerians.   
          The NOC leader commended the
          Dakuku-led management team for its landmark achievements, including the
          provision of sea time for many Nigerian cadets under the Nigerian Seafarers
          Development Programme (NSDP).

          He listed the functions of the
          committee to include ensuring the representation of Nigeria by the best
          available athletes at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and other
          international and continental tournaments.  
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