TOP MARITIME WOMEN IN NIGERIA
Margret
Orakwusi
M
rs. Margret Orakwusi is one
of Nigeria's foremost
maritime lawyers, and a
founding member of Consolidated
Legal Practice. She has handled a
variety of admiralty and maritime
cases, including cargo claims,
collision, limitation of liability,
personal injury, salvage, marine
liability, vessel arrests, seamen and
longshoreman injuries, various types
of liens, warranty issues, vessel
mortgage and documentation,
salvage, vessel fires and vessel
repair disputes.
Her exploits in the maritime industry
is not limited to law practice, as she
is a celebrated name in fish trawling
in Nigeria. She is the CEO of
MORBOD Fisheries Ltd, and an Ex-
President, Nigerian Trawler
Operators Association (NITOA).
Margret's qualifications and
accomplishments are too numerous
to enumerate. Suffice it to mention
that she is Member, Board of
Trustees, Ship Owners Association of
Nigeria (SOAN), and the first Vice-
Her exploits in the maritime industry
is not limited to law practice, as she is
a celebrated name in fish trawling in
Nigeria. She is the CEO of MORBOD
Fisheries Ltd, and an Ex-President,
N i g e r i a n Tr a w l e r O p e r a t o r s
Association (NITOA).
President of the association. She is
also member of Nigerian Maritime
Law Association and Nigerian Bar
Association.She was the first
Chairperson, Women Corporate
Directors (WCD) Nigeria, Co-
Chairman, Nigerian Fisheries
Laboratory, a joint venture between
the Private Sector (NITOA) and the
Federal Government(Ministry of
Agriculture) established to certify
seafood productsexported from Nigeria 2008 –
2011.
She was also the first Vice President, Women
Economic Strategic Association (WESA),
Council Member, Nigerian – Danish Chamber
of Commerce, Industryand Agriculture.
Mrs. Orakwusi has served the country in
various capacities, including serving as a
member, Legal Committee of Indigenous Ship
Owners Association of Nigeria on the review of
the Presidential Committee Report of the Federal Government on
Harnessing the Potentials of the Maritime Sector for Sustainable
Economic Development and as Board Member, Nigerian Shippers
Council 2018 to date. She was also a member, National Taskforce
on the Implementation ofInternational Maritime Organization
(IMO) Ballast WaterManagementConvention in Nigeria 2009.
Margret's local and international awards are also too numerous to
accommodate here. Her advice to women is never to play down
their potentials, seeing effective time management as
indispensable for women's advancement in their chosen
endeavoursand coping with family obligations.
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