{"id":173093,"date":"2025-08-08T22:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/delta-dep-gov-urges-nigerians-on-coastal-disputes"},"modified":"2025-08-08T23:30:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T22:30:39","slug":"delta-dep-gov-urges-nigerians-on-coastal-disputes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/delta-dep-gov-urges-nigerians-on-coastal-disputes","title":{"rendered":"Delta Dep Gov Urges Nigerians on Coastal Disputes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian International Coastal Border Platform has been tasked with proffering solutions to disputes along coastal boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme, made the call on Friday at the inaugural summit of the Nigerian International Coastal Border Platform held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, noting that there was a need to tap the benefits of the blue economy, especially in sustainable marine resource management \u2014 fisheries, tourism, and coastal infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy governor expressed hope that the platform would also strengthen border governance. He disclosed that the administration of Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has \u201cmade deliberate efforts to discourage conflict in areas affected by boundary disputes with neighbouring states.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cto fully tap into the potential of the blue economy, we must confront the pressing challenges that come with it, particularly piracy, smuggling and other maritime crimes that threaten national security and economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis platform gives us a chance to deepen cooperation, improve coordination, and promote a united front in managing Nigeria\u2019s coastal borders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough open dialogue and shared commitment, we can unlock the full value of our coastal resources while protecting the lives and livelihoods of our people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Declaring the summit open, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, and the Chairman of the Nigerian International Coastal Border Platform, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, noted that there are many challenges facing Nigeria\u2019s coastal states, which must be addressed.<\/p>\n<p>Some of those who spoke at the summit, including the Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Sen. Akon Eyakenyi, Ogun State Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, Director-General of the National Boundary Commission, Adamu Adaji, Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogala, and Prof. Enefiok Essien, among others, listed several benefits of effective management of the country\u2019s coastal borders.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s coastline is 853 kilometres long, with Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River all classified as coastal states.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigerian International Coastal Border Platform has been tasked with proffering solutions to disputes along coastal boundaries. The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme, made the call on Friday at the inaugural summit of the Nigerian International Coastal Border Platform held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, noting that there was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":173092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[5672,449,254],"class_list":["post-173093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-blue-economy","tag-delta","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Delta Dep Gov Urges Nigerians on Coastal Disputes - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Nigerian International Coastal Border Platform has been tasked with proffering solutions to disputes along coastal b ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/delta-dep-gov-urges-nigerians-on-coastal-disputes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Delta Dep Gov Urges Nigerians on Coastal Disputes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Nigerian International Coastal Border Platform has been tasked with proffering solutions to disputes along coastal b ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/delta-dep-gov-urges-nigerians-on-coastal-disputes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-08T21:12:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-08T22:30:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1754679789.572374.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1728\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1065\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/delta-dep-gov-urges-nigerians-on-coastal-disputes#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/delta-dep-gov-urges-nigerians-on-coastal-disputes\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Delta Dep Gov Urges Nigerians on Coastal Disputes\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-08T21:12:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-08T22:30:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/delta-dep-gov-urges-nigerians-on-coastal-disputes\"},\"wordCount\":338,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/delta-dep-gov-urges-nigerians-on-coastal-disputes#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1754679789.572374.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Blue Economy\",\"Delta\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/delta-dep-gov-urges-nigerians-on-coastal-disputes#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/delta-dep-gov-urges-nigerians-on-coastal-disputes\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/delta-dep-gov-urges-nigerians-on-coastal-disputes\",\"name\":\"Delta Dep Gov Urges Nigerians on Coastal Disputes - 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