Lagos: Nigeria’s Mrs Funke Agbor, (SAN) has been re-elected into into the Executive Council of the International maritime council for another three-year term.
Mrs Agbor is the President of the Nigerian Maritime Law Association (NMLA).
The Publicity Secretary of NMLA, Mrs Omolola Ikwuagwu, disclosed this in a statement signed and made available to newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday.
Ikwuagwu said that the election took place during the General Assembly of the CMI, which held on May 18 in Tokyo, Japan.
She said that the re-election was a clear reaffirmation of the confidence of the global maritime law community in Nigeria.
She added that the council was particularly confident in the leadership and contributions of Agbor, who was first elected into the Council in 2022.
Ikwuagwu explained in the statement that Agbor also led a high-level Nigerian delegation to the 2025 CMI Assembly where major resolutions were adopted.
She said that the assembly adopted the Lex Maritima, a global guidance on the foundational principles of maritime law.
Ikwuagwu emphasised the NMLA’s commitments to advancing the development and promotion of maritime law in Nigeria.
The NMLA secretary said that the association would continue to serve as the country’s foremost professional body for maritime legal practitioners and stakeholders.
She added that the association would also be good ambassadors of Nigeria as a proud member of the Comité Maritime International.
