A LANDMARK Event it was when the Academy turned 10 in 2021, having been established in 2011. Crown Maritime Academy, CMA organized a Thanksgiving, Matriculation, Convocation, Awards and Prize-Giving Day to celebrate her 10 years of existence. The events marking the CMA @10 Anniversary took place on Saturday, 11th of December, 2011 at the Dominion College Hall, Aje Street, Pleasure Bus-Stop, Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos. An occasion with cumulative activities, CMA@10 would ever remain evergreen in the memories of all and sundry, for many a reasons. Apart from the Matriculation of Diploma/ND Cadets, there was also that of the Advanced Diploma/HND students. The Matriculation was followed with the Convocation of the different classes of students who graduated either as Diploma, ND, Advanced diploma or HND holders. Following the above was the unveiling of Fellows of Crown Maritime Academy of Nigeria, FCMAN under the Board of Fellows (BOF).
The BOF Chairman’s Investiture was performed by the Academy’s Dr. M.A.G AKINYEMI, Rector/CEO who had earlier announced the conferment of FCMAN, the Academy’s highest distinguished Honours on the Chair. The retired Rear Admiral and CMA’S BOF Chairman also received the Certificate of Investiture at the event. As soon as his investiture and certification, the Academy’s BOF Chairman took to duty of office whose first and immediate activity was the investiture of the Rector, Dr. Akinyemi as a Fellow, Crown Maritime Academy of Nigeria, FCMAN. Apart from the Chairman of the BOF; and the Rector, CMA; the following also became FCMAN and were invested and certified, namely, Dr.Martins NDU, the Academy’s first Rector (2013-2016); Dr. Kazeem ADEBAYO, our first Deputy Rector (2013-2016); Mrs. Titi ONUKWU, Assistant Registrar (2013-2016), Deputy Registrar (2016-2019); Acting Registrar (2019-2022). Other events of the CMA@10 included the cutting of the CMA@10 Cake as well as the presentation of the Certificates of Award of Excellence to some outstanding ex-students of the Academy.
In all, irrespective of what role COVID-19 might have played during the realization of the Anniversary, yet, CMA@10 was a worthy and healthy gathering of technocrats, experts, professionals and stakeholders whose past tens of years of research, learning and experience made way for CMA’s successful first decade of existence. We now have memoirs and souvenirs on the planning, organizing, logistics, academic procession, et al, of the CMA@10 Events. Kudos to the CMA@10 Planning Committee and our brand loyalists, well-wishers of CMA and especially the law-abiding and diligent students of the Academy and their parents. To refreshing your memory of the CMA’s 10th Anniversary, even for reference and record purposes, satisfy yourself from us or through the social media, online news, print media, video coverage or clips, and not the least, ‘”CMA 10th Anniversary, Thanksgiving and Awards Day “photo album”.