{"id":6898,"date":"2021-06-14T18:41:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T17:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/?p=6898"},"modified":"2021-06-14T18:41:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T17:41:39","slug":"president-buhari-deep-blue-project-offers-robust-infrastructure-to-secure-our-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/president-buhari-deep-blue-project-offers-robust-infrastructure-to-secure-our-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"President Buhari: Deep Blue Project Offers Robust Infrastructure to Secure our Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nigeria Provides Benchmark for Gulf of Guinea Countries<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Amaechi Pledges to Sustain Assets<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We Have Fulfilled a Key Mandate \u2013 DG NIMASA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Project Demonstrates Nigeria\u2019s Leadership in Antipiracy War \u2013 IMO Secretary General<\/strong><\/p>\n

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday launched the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, also called the Deep Blue Project, in Lagos with a declaration that Nigeria now boasted better capability to control its maritime domain. Buhari said the maritime security project offered a standard for other Gulf of Guinea countries in terms of strategy and collaboration.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Referring to the\u00a0Suppression of Piracy and other Maritime Offences (SPOMO) Act, which he signed into law in June 2019, the President said, \u201cI am confident that the project, which provides a robust maritime security architecture, will enhance maritime domain awareness capability and improve law enforcement action.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n

Buhari said the flag-off of the Deep Blue Project was \u201can important step in the continuing shift in strategic action about regional maritime security.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt will serve as a benchmark for member states in the Gulf of Guinea and other relevant stakeholders to further develop innovative strategies and align efforts with the subsisting framework to improve maritime security in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He stated that the launch marked an important milestone \u201cin our collective effort to tackle security challenges in the form of piracy and other maritime crimes in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea. It is also a demonstration of government\u2019s strong commitment to ensuring security.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis intervention, no doubt, will facilitate a conducive environment for the maritime sector to thrive and contribute to the diversification of the Nigerian economy<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Speaking at the occasion, the Chief Host, Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, stated that the conceptualisation of the Deep Blue Project resulted from his assessment of the critical role of maritime in Nigeria\u2019s effort to diversify its economy. Amaechi pledged that the maritime security assets being deployed would be maintained for the country\u2019s short and long term economic and security benefits.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Project Management Team shall work out a framework to ensure maintenance and sustainability of the project,\u201d the Minister stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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He said, \u201cWhen I assumed office as the Minister of Transportation in 2015, I carefully evaluated the transportations requirements of the country and the overall state of the Nigerian economy and made a clear assessment that the development of the maritime sector was the future of the Nigerian economy in view of the worldwide decline in fossil fuel requirements due to climate change and the oil industry\u2019s uncertainties.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Amaechi stated that to achieve the objective of a pivotal role for maritime in the country\u2019s economic development effort, \u201cI developed an agenda to secure the channels of maritime growth, review shipping cost, and expand indigenous participation in the maritime sector in order to facilitate increase in the contribution of the sector to national revenue and GDP. To achieve this, the Ministry of Transportation developed an Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, otherwise called the Deep Blue Project.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, said the completion and launch of the Deep Blue Project, which commenced in 2018, represented the fulfillment of a central mandate of his administration.<\/p>\n

Jamoh stated, \u201cWhen I took up office with my executive team in 2020, we set out on a Triple S agenda of Maritime Safety, Maritime Security, and Shipping Development.\u00a0\u00a0We devoted most of our energy and focus in our first year to addressing the problem of maritime security. Without security of our seas, no meaningful seaborne trading or shipping economy can be possible. Securing our seas became a pressing mandate.<\/p>\n

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\u201cToday marks the fulfilment of that mandate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He said upon assumption of office as Director General of NIMASA, \u201cand at the inauguration of the agency\u2019s Governing Board, we were given a clear mandate to fund and deliver the Deep Blue Project.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his goodwill message, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Kitack Lim, extolled Nigeria\u2019s role in the effort to achieve security in the Gulf of Guinea. Lim said the launch of the maritime security infrastructure was a major development in the war against piracy. He said the Deep Blue Project reflected Nigeria\u2019s determination to lead the fight against piracy and armed robbery, not only in its national waters, but also in the Gulf of Guinea.<\/p>\n

Lim stated that IMO was committed to supporting Nigeria in the search for a safe and secure maritime industry.<\/p>\n

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Dignitaries that attended the occasion included the Minister of Defence, Maj-Gen. Salihi Magashi (rtd); Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola; Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare; \u00a0Chief of Air Staff,\u00a0Air<\/strong>\u00a0Marshal Isiaka Amao; Chief of Naval Staff,\u00a0Vice Admiral Zubairu Gambo; and the governors of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, and Ekiti states, Babajide Sanwo-Olu,\u00a0Dapo Abiodun, Oluwaseyi Makinde, and Kayode Fayemi, respectively. Others were Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who represented Governor Rotimi Akeredolu; Mr. Joe Waribagha, who represented Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; and Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration, Hon. Lynda Ikpeazu. Past Directors General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Engr. Ade Dosunmu, and Temisan Omatseye, as well as key maritime stakeholders were also in attendance.<\/p>\n

The Deep Blue Project is an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Transportation and Federal Ministry of Defence, and it is being implemented by NIMASA, with personnel drawn from the Nigerian Air Force, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police, Department of State Services, and other security agencies.<\/p>\n

The main goals of the project are to prevent illegal activities in Nigeria\u2019s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), enforce maritime regulations, enhance safety of lives at sea, and prevent illegal activities in the inland waterways.<\/p>\n

The project has land, sea, and air assets meant to comprehensively tackle maritime security issues in Nigerian waters up to the Gulf of Guinea.<\/p>\n

The land assets include\u00a0the\u00a0Command, Control, Computer, Communication and Intelligence (C4i) Centre for domain awareness and intelligence gathering, 16 armoured vehicles for coastal patrol, and a 600-strong Maritime Security Unit specially trained for interdiction.\u00a0The air assets include two Special Mission Aircraft (SMA) for surveillance of the EEZ, three Special Mission Helicopters (SMHs) for search and rescue, and four Unmanned Aerial Vehicles\u00a0(UAVs). The sea\u00a0assets comprise two Special Mission Vessels (SMVs) and 17 Fast Interceptor Boats (FIBs).<\/p>\n

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