Veep Dr. Bawumia calls on coastal states to help eliminate substandard ships The Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for West and Central African Region, generally referred to as Abuja MoU, is one of the 9 regional MoUs and 1 national MoU established pursuant to IMO Resolution A.682(17) of 1991. It was established on 22nd October 1999 as an inter-governmental organisation comprising of the Maritime Administrations of countries abutting the Atlantic coast of Africa. Representatives of Maritime Administrations from Angola, Benin Cape Verde, Congo Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Togo, and The Gambia are attending the Accra Conference. Others are from Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa and hosts Ghana are also taking part in the conference. GBCONLINE ---DECRYPTED---