Senate endorsement of OSML operation followed the adoption of all four recommendations by the joint Adhoc Senate committees on Marine Transport and Finance to investigate alleged fraud in the operation of OMSL on the nation waterways. “That since no fraud is found in the operations of the OMSL and it’s operating at no cost to the government OMSL should be allowed to continue its operations at the Safe Anchorage until such a time when a better and more cost-effective system no is put in place by the government. The president of the Senate expressed disappointment that such grim reality exists in the Navy and it was being discussed at plenary. The President of the Senate then charged the committee on Navy to look into the matter and evolve measures to improve their capacity to man the nation waterways. According to him, the Navy said there is no alternative to the security of the anchorage at the moment, therefore, if OMSL was allowed to leave the Secured Anchorage Area it would expose the nation’s waterways to pirate attacks.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 18, 2019 13:30 UTC