By Steve Daniel
The Executive Chairman, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo state, Mr Goke Jatuwase, has expressed the readiness of the local government to key into the activities and initiative of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) urging the agency to help in curtailing the persistent sea incursion in Aiyetoro community.
Jatuwase made the expression while leading a delegation of (NIMASA) to access the level of destruction of the sea incursion in the Aiyetoro community.
This is part of the advocacy of Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and the National Assembly calling on the agency to look into the problem of Aiyetoro Community in Ilaje Local Government and curtail the perpetual sea incursion in the community.
While addressing, Jatuwase also used the opportunity to call on the agency to resuscitate Aiyetoro Technical School where he said many maritime experts were trained and produced in the past.
He noted that Aiyetoro Technical School was the first in West African to train and produce maritime experts. He however expressed his pain over the perpetual sea incursion in the community.
He, therefore, charged NIMASA to facilitate and fast-track the resuscitation of technical school and also combat the problem of sea incursion in the area.
The NIMASA officials who were among the delegation are Mr Kabiru Bello, Mr Sharaji Usman and Mr Samuel Abiodun. Also, some government officials who accompanied the local government chairman are Mr Obele Dickson Mebino, Ilaje Local Government Vice-Chairman, Mrs Abosede Hellen Zachariah, leader of the Council, Ilaje Local Government amongst others.
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