PHOTOS: 2019 Day of the Seafarer celebration

PHOTOS: 2019 Day of the Seafarer celebration
L-R: The Board Chairman of NIMASA, retired Gen. Jonathan India Garba; Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Sabiu Zakari; Osinbajo and the Director-General of NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside.

On June 25, Nigeria joined the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and other maritime nations of the world to celebrate the 2019 Day of the Seafarer with special focus on gender equality. The colourful event, hosted by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), had in attendance the wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, who led others on the campaign for women participation in seafaring.

Below are some of the pictures captured at the event:

PHOTOS: 2019 Day of the Seafarer celebration
L-R: Garba; Zakari; Osinbajo; Dakuku; representative of the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Sekonte Davies, and the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Hassan Bello.
PHOTOS: 2019 Day of the Seafarer celebration
L-R: Garba; Zakari; Osinbajo; Dakuku; representative of the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Sekonte Davies, and the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Hassan Bello.
PHOTOS: 2019 Day of the Seafarer celebration
L-R: Dakuku; Osinbajo, and the President General, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju.
PHOTOS: 2019 Day of the Seafarer celebration
Director, External Relations and Special Duties of NIMASA, Lami Tumaka and Bello.
PHOTOS: 2019 Day of the Seafarer celebration
Executive Director, Operations of NIMASA, Rotimi Fashaki, and Garba.
PHOTOS: 2019 Day of the Seafarer celebration
Fashakin; Jamo Bashir and Obiageli Obi.
PHOTOS: 2019 Day of the Seafarer celebration
Osinbajo with female seafarers.
L-R: Bello; Garba; Zakari; Sekonte; Rector, Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron, Commodore Emmanuel Effedua and a guest.