The remains of a former Director General of the defunct National Maritime Authority (NMA), Ferdinand Agu will be laid to rest on August 2, 2024.
Agu died on Friday 7th June at the age of 64.
Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, disclosed the funeral arrangements for the deceased shortly after visiting Agu’s family.
According to the NIMASA chief, the obsequies will begin on July 23 in Abuja and will conclude with an outing service on August 4.
Mobereola, who led a NIMASA delegation on the visit to late Agu’s family, in a statement on his official X handle @MobereolaD described the deceased as a man who left indelible marks in the nation’s maritime space while serving as DG of the NMA and continued to selflessly contribute when called upon long after he left office.
Mobereola added that Agu’s achievements in the defunct NMA contributed to the success story of NIMASA in many invaluable ways.
The NIMASA DG recalled that under Agu’s leadership, the NMA led Nigeria to be included in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) White List of countries compliant with the Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW).
He also eulogized him for conceptualizing and commencing the construction of the Nigerian Maritime Resource Development Centre in Kirikiri, Lagos, which today serves many strategic and critical purposes in advancing the NIMASA mandate.
Mobereola said Agu deserves great recognition for the facility that today houses the Regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre and other relevant departments and units of the agency.
Agu served as NMA Director General from 2000 to 2005.
NMA was merged with the similarly defunct Joint Maritime Labour Industrial Council (JOMALIC) on 1st August 2006 to form the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
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