NSDP Cadets: SAMET Changes MoU - D.G NIMASA

NSDP Cadets: SAMET Changes MoU - D.G NIMASA 
"We will not give in to blackmail as the safety and wellbeing of our students are paramount.

B: Bisi Akingbade 

The Director - General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola has affirmed that the agency will not succumb to the campaign of calumny being peddled by the vendor, Springdale Academy of Maritime Education and Training, SAMET, on changes made to the Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) for the training of the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme, NSDP, cadets at the Centurion University, India.

Dr. Mobereola described media reports claiming that the Agency plans to withdraw the NSDP cadets from the Centurion University India as false, adding that the Agency is only carrying out due diligence on the existing MoU to align the processes in the best interest of the Nigerian students.

According to the DG, "We are not recalling any NSDP beneficiary from Centurion University. 

"We are only working to close out all identified gaps in the existing Memorandum of Understanding before proceeding to the next stage. 

"A situation where the Agency entered into a contractual agreement with Springdale Academy of Maritime Education and Training, SAMET with agreed courses and timelines only to be faced with additional course duration and an alien programme by the agent, SAMET, unilaterally converting the programme without the consent of the Agency as prescribed by the MoU may not be in the best interest of the students.  

Speaking further, he said “There were issues of non-accreditation of one of institution as at the time of the execution of MoU, change of course from Marine engineering to Mechanical engineering without recourse to the Agency, preparing grounds for additional years of studies and uncertainties for the students, raising issues related to funding, and the various third parties arrangements without duly informing the Agency. 

The NIMASA DG also noted that the Management of NIMASA is aware of a sponsored media campaign of calumny against NIMASA management stating that it will not deter NIMASA from doing the right thing.
"We are aware of orchestrated media campaigns and petitions
against the Agency reviewing the existing arrangement. 
 "We will not give in to blackmail as the safety and wellbeing of our students are paramount.

The Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme was introduced in 2009 to develop capacity by training young Nigerians as seafarers and bridge the gap of dearth of seafarers globally. Nigerian youths are trained in specialized courses such as Marine Engineering, Nautical Sciences and Nautical Surveys amongst others, to ensure they qualify as Seafarers and are employable globally.

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