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Mfon
Usoro
M
fon Ekong Usoro is one of
Nigeria's legal luminaries
in the maritime sector. A
graduate of Sociology and Law,
Mfon specializes in
Telecommunications Law, Banking
and Finance, Foreign Investment,
Environmental Law, Petroleum and
Gas, Maritime, Intellectual
Properties, Company and
Commercial Law, Advocacy and
Arbitration. She was admitted to
the Nigerian bar in 1996.
Mfon is a recipient of many local
and international prizes such as
Alan Sneath Prize for Best
Performance in Bachelor of Laws,
University of Buckingham, 1994,
Civil Procedure Prize-Bar Finals,
Nigerian Law School, 1996, Civil &
Criminal Procedure Prize-Bar
Finals, Nigerian Law School, 1996,
Member, Nigerian Chapter, Women
International Shipping and Trading
Association (WISTA).
Mfon is the Secretary General of
West and Central Africa
Her devotion to the maritime sector and
port development in Nigeria earned her
the appointment as the Chairperson of Ibom
Deep Seaport Implementation Committee by
her state of origin, Akwa Ibom State, a
project she is passionately pursuing its
actualization.
development in Nigeria
earned her the appointment
as the Chairperson of Ibom
Deep Seaport
Implementation Committee
by her state of origin, Akwa
Ibom State, a project she is
passionately pursuing its
actualization.
From April 2-4 2019, Usoro
chaired the 6th WISTA Africa
Regional Conference in
Accra, Ghana which was
attended by the Secretary
Memorandum of Understanding on
General
of
the
International
Maritime
Organization (IMO), Mr.
Port State Control, known as the
Kitack
Lim.
The
Conference
had
the
theme:
“The Role of
Abuja MOU, and the pioneer
Women
in
Harnessing
the
Potential
of
Africa
Blue Economy”.
Director General of the Nigerian
Maritime Administration and Safety
Agency (NIMASA).Her devotion to Mfon has brought honour to Nigerian women, especially those
in the maritime sector as an internationally acclaimed
the maritime sector and port
maritime lawyer.
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