The President states that the organisation was created by statute eight years ago as the nation’s “premier maritime university” by the Federal Government.
President Bola Tinubu declared on Saturday that the oil-rich Niger Delta area is once again peaceful after the establishment of the Nigeria Maritime University in Okerenkoko, Delta State, in May 2015.
“Since the establishment of the university, peace has returned to the entire Niger Delta region, which in the past has been a hotshot of crisis and militancy,” said the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, who spoke on Tinubu’s behalf at the university’s maiden convocation.
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“That is the pivotal role that this university is playing in the peace of the region.”
As the nation’s “premier maritime university,” the institution was formally founded by the Federal Government eight years ago, according to the President, who also mentioned that classes for the 2017–2018 academic year began.
Amayanabo of Twon-Brass in Bayelsa State and Chancellor King Alfred Diete Spiff Seriatu are congratulated by Tinubu on this “all-important occasion.” Tinubu thinks the graduation ceremony will pave the way for bigger things to come.
In addition, he sent his best wishes to the university’s vice chancellor, professor Emmanuel Munakurogha Adigio, as well as to the Gbaramatu people of Delta State, who comprise the host community, members of the Senate, deans of faculty, staff, and students.
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“It is my pleasure to celebrate with you this milestone moment, the graduation of the first set of students from the Nigerian Maritime University,” Tinubu said.
“This event is indeed a significant moment in our national history in the educational sector as it represents the culmination of government’s efforts at conceptualising, planning, and building an institution of this nature that will impact human capital development in our nation’s maritime economy.”
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