The Chief Executive Officer of Employment Clinic, Ronke Kosoko has urged the president-elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint qualified Nigerians as heads of maritime agencies in the country.

Kosoko who also congratulated Lagos State Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu on his re-election gave the charge while briefing the media on the Maritime Conversion Programme (MCP), which is designed to introduce Nigerian graduates to the maritime sector and improving career prospects.

Addressing the media at Morlap House in Apapa, Lagos, she said: “Tinubu can’t say no to the maritime industry. We have been talking to people we know who can be in his cabinet on the economic prospect of the industry for the nation and the need to address various problems which have plagued the sector. We wanted people with experience to be appointed to key agencies in the industry. We want the industry to reclaim its glory.

“The Lagos State 30 years Masterplan launched in 2022 can’t work without maritime. It is important for the Lagos State government to pay more attention to the provision of infrastructure that can aid the growth of the industry in the state,”

Kosoko said that the MCP, which has the backing of the government, would give support and connect not less than 5000 Nigerian graduates with the right employers in the industry who can engage them in non-technical aspects of shipping.