SAN FRANCISCO, February 20, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has denied sponsoring any hate campaign against the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, as being alleged by the party.
A statement issued on Thursday by the Deputy Director/Head Public Relations, NIMASA, Isichei Osamgbi, said: “Our attention has been drawn to the deliberately misleading press release from the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Organisation. While we do not want to be drawn into politics in any manner, it is pertinent for us to make a few clarifications.
“The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), as an Agency, and its Director General, Dr Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi have never been involved in any form of campaign against any politician, nor sponsor same.
“ It is unfortunate that the authors of that statement and their agents are only attempting yet again without success to discredit the Agency, having failed in doing so through the malicious lies on the purchase of the operational vessels, and attempt to discredit NIMASA success story which is currently training over 2,500 young Nigerians as seafarers.
“ We are only a government agency doing our normal statutory duties as a Maritime regulatory agency and proud of our achievements which have been globally acclaimed.”
