 As part of measures to stem entities of boat accidents, the Waterfront Boat Owners and Transporters Association of Nigeria, Wabuton, in conjunction with the Lagos State Government, have held a capacity training for 147 boat and ferry operators on safer island waterways transportation. Addressing the participants, the general manager of the Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, Oluwadami Lola-Imaniel chart passengers and operators to ensure safety while journeying on the waterways. Our correspondent, Love Ikuku Oyadokun, tells us more in this report. This capacity training is to ensure that these men who are living from working on waterways get to requisite knowledge on their operation. Speaking of the program, head of Marine, Lagos Airfield and National Inland Waterways Authority, engineer LZ Egwatu, commanding Wabuton for taking the initiative of occupying boat operators every year. Egwatu commanded the management for ablating his members on what is expected of them. Also speaking, the District Survey of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Miimasa Patrick Ike expressed satisfaction and efforts of Wabuton in occupying boat operators in daycams with needed knowledge. He also said that the agency is set to begin the enforcement of biometric barcode on both operating around the country. The agency is set to begin the enforcement of biometric barcode on both operating and operating around the country. The agency is set to begin the enforcement of biometric barcode on both operating and operating around the country. Somebody to meet what he or she does not have. But when you enlighten them and engage them in all these kind of activities, they will know what to do. Onilada Minina Imano is the general manager of Lagos State Waterways Authority, last one. He was delighted that Wabuton has been consistent with training of boat operators, noting that it has led to a drastic reduction in the number of mishaps recorded in the states. On his part, the National President of Wabuton, Comrade Babatokme, said the fifth edition of the series of capacity building training is one way of ensuring that operators are constantly equipped. It's like a refresher. So what we have been doing before, you know, after the election, we don't have much time to do all this training. And you know, you need to retain your workers. That is why we arrange this training. Wabuton is committed to playing its role to develop in the water transport sector. This training is just one of the things we do. Why we emphasize the training is towards safety on the waterways. We've had a boat mishap and several agencies of the government at the state level, at the federal level, they've acknowledged the fact that this training has contributed to the reduction of boat mishaps on the waterways of Lagos State. They've disclosed that plans around the world to hold more trainings outside Lagos, perhaps in the northern parts of the country. Love Ikoku Unidoku plus TV News.