Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, submitted on Monday that he ‘is in a hurry to make impact in the ministry’.
The minister, who noted that he would have no business being in charge of the ministry if he cannot make an impact, solicited the support of the management and staff of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), and other critical stakeholders in order to realize President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda in the blue economy sector.
A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com noted that he said this during his meeting with the management and staff of the NPA in Lagos.
He had earlier embarked on a tour of inspection and assessed facilities at the Apapa and Tin Can ports .
The former Osun state governor noted that with the decay in infrastructure that he had seen at the ports in question, there is an urgent need to commence infrastructure renewal of ports across the country so as to save them from imminent collapse.
He also encouraged terminal operators to invest in the development of facilities at the ports.
The Blue Economy minister assured that enough scanners would be deployed to the ports to avoid unnecessary delays, noting that where the scanners already exist, he would interface with concerned government agencies to ensure that they are properly used for efficiency at the ports.
‘As you are all aware, we all have a duty to reposition this sector for the welfare and wellbeing of Nigerians and to contribute to the economic growth of our nation. By doing this, we will be leaving a lasting legacy for generations to come. I, therefore, enjoin you to be good ambassadors of this newly created ministry by displaying the highest level of character at your respective duty posts. Your attitude to work must change. We must imbibe the ethos of hard work, discipline, decency, and selflessness as this is the only way we can deliver on Mr. President’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Nigerians expect a lot from the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. We must not fail them. We must increase our contribution to the country’s GDP. We have identified some of the low hanging fruits that will make an immediate impact. We shall vigorously pursue them. I am in a hurry to make an impact. I have no business heading the Marine and Blue Economy Ministry if I cannot make an impact. I want to make an impact. But I cannot do it alone. I need your cooperation. I need your support. We have the potential to grow our economy and create more jobs through this novel ministry. We must put everything to work to deliver on the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President.
We fully understand the crucial importance of our ports to the nation’s economic development and international trade. We shall, therefore, work towards improving the operations of our ports. Some of the access roads to our ports are in bad shape. We shall liaise with the Federal Ministry of Works to ensure some of these roads are fixed in no distant time to ease our operations at the ports. We shall very soon commence the infrastructure renewal of our ports, including pursuing the rail to port project as part of efforts to decongest our ports’ he said-Team@orientactualmags.com
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