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NIWA Begins Insurance Of Cargoes, Barges Over Incessant Boat Mishaps

by Yusuf Babalola
3 years ago
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The managing director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Dr George Moghalu, has announced that the Authority is making it compulsory for all barge operators to get insurance cover that would cover both the barges and the cargoes they carry.

Speaking during a media parley in Lagos, Dr Moghalu, revealed that the agency was inundated with complaints from Nigerian importers on the risk of placing their expensive cargoes on the waterways, onboard substandard barges.

“It is the owner of the cargo that determines where cargo should go and how it goes there, it is not by compulsion. I have had a meeting with the Barge Operators Association of Nigeria (BOAN), and I have insisted on having quality insurance to cover both the barges and the cargoes.

“These were issues raised by the importers themselves. They said they don’t want a situation whereby they would gamble with their goods after importing them all the way from China and Europe, and upon getting to Nigeria waterways the cargo gets drowned.

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“So, we have reached an understanding with the barge operators association of Nigeria that we want a reasonable insurance cover for every cargo that would go on the inland waterways and for the vessels themselves to be fully insured so that we can give protection to the importer.

“This is a prime project for us because we want to decongest our ports and ease pressure from the roads,” Moghalu stated

He disclosed that the agency has approved radio jingles running on local stations in Port Harcourt, Ogun State, Lagos State among others to sensitise boat drivers and passengers apart from physical visits being carried out across riverine communities by the various Area Managers of NIWA.

“In terms of reach, the radio is the best, but at same time, we are using the traditional institutions, the churches and mosques, the clerics, our religious leaders, they all have serious impact on our lives, so we are going to use them to be part of we are doing to sensitise as many people as possible,” he said.

The NIWA boss, however, warned boat operators to desist from transporting passengers beyond 7.00 p.m. to avoid frequent boat mishaps on the waterways.

Moghalu said NIWA had constituted a waterways task force to arrest any boat operators operating beyond the stipulated time. The task force is comprised of NDLEA, LASWA (Lagos State Waterways Authority), barge operators, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, and the marine police.

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