The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Usman, has said that the 2km Apapa Wharf Road being reconstructed would be completed and opened to motorists by the end of next month.

Usman made the disclosure in an interview in Lagos on Sunday.

The managing director said that the reconstruction which would cost N4.34 billion would enable the Federal Government to achieve its goals as regards the Ease of Doing Business.

She said that NPA was working with the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing to rehabilitate all ports’ access roads in the country to ensure a level playing field and to also facilitate trade.

According to her, NPA and the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing will develop a mechanism for funding all reconstruction and rehabilitation of ports’ access roads.

She said that government had also approved the commencement of reconstruction of Tin-Can Island Port access road to Mile that the contractor would start work any moment.

She also said that the Apapa Port had been illuminated for 24-hour port operations, noting that the authority was working toward an electronic gate system to stop touting within the port environment.

Usman said that NPA had put in place an aggressive monitoring mechanism, adding that the authority visited the site from time to time to check the progress and any bottleneck within the construction area.

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, had on June 16, 2017, signed a N4.34 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dangote Group and other stakeholders for the reconstruction of Apapa Wharf Road.

The project is being funded by AG Dangote Construction Company Ltd., an arm of the Dangote Group, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Flour Mills of Nigeria.

Fashola had explained that the gridlock in Apapa became compounded and had reached an unbearable level as transporters ignored the old system of moving cargo through rail to trucks and containers.

He said that the choice of the transporters to use road instead of rail for haulage increased gridlock, caused degeneration as well as well hardship to residents of Apapa.

He commended the leadership role’ of the stakeholders in solving the complex problems in Apapa and its environs.

According to him, the situation has caused stress to residents, business owners and other stakeholders in the state.

“As a result of all these unsavoury practices, we have reached a point of near total gridlock. It is difficult to move cargo in or out; difficult for residents to get home and this must stop,’’ he said.

Fashola said that it took time to reach an agreement on the project because the stakeholders were putting up an effective design that would address the drainage problem because the area was water-logged.

The minister said that though the three parties (Dangote, Flour Mills and NPA) were funding the project, the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing would supervise it through all the stages to ensure quality and compliance to standards.

The construction commenced on July 17, 2017. (NAN).

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/apapa-wharf-road-ready-in-september-npa-md/

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This government and readiness

That's next month.Kudos to BRF...PMB till 2023

Another step in the right direction.

Kudos!!!

Nogodye:
That's next month.Kudos to BRF...PMB till 2023

Wailers have something contrary to say

Nice

This hadiza lady dey work sha.

obo389:
This hadiza lady dey work sha.

na my babe

stupid people, instead on them to focus on repairing and expanding the existing railways that come out of Wharf to Ijora, Apongbon etc

Nahsoo

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what do I say....

Did I just see 4.34 billion naira for a 2 kilometer road?
Wow!!!

Open other ports dem say no
Keep fixing road
Will that remove the tankers too
Ease of doing business they say
How will traffic be if tankers still stay on the road cos everything has to be done in Lagos
How does his ease business

» Apapa Wharf Road Ready Will Be By September — NPA MD

MOD.......

See your title on front page o....

and some evil people think governance is to share such money to few individuals. PMB till 2023.

Blue3k2:


Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/apapa-wharf-road-ready-in-september-npa-md/

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"Apapa road ready will be"...these mods no go kill us with bad English

obo389:
This hadiza lady dey work sha.

which work did she do 4u?

God bless FG.

Lol

This is madness

This is not possible

Every one jubilating over this thread simply do not know where this road is located.

While we understand that construction is ongoing, my country people that road not fit complete this year !!!??

That was how autojosh was showing people picture of the rail way line in marina and everyone was happy, forgetting that the rail way line suppose reach okokomaiko of course which is supposed to be under construction but however totally abandoned.

Make we dey try talk how this things they happen abeg, no need to dey add salt and Maggi inside hot water wey u wan take baff na

Blue3k2:


Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/apapa-wharf-road-ready-in-september-npa-md/

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Big lies the Whole apapa don cast, trucks de fall steady, I work in apapa notting is been done

Please which apapa wharf road are they talking about. The one I used on Friday? Hell no. They are a long shot from completion. They are actually confused on that road.

Nogodye:
That's next month.Kudos to BRF...PMB till 2023

That's very ignorant of you to believe the lies that woman spews from her mouth. The Apapa-wharf road that has defied every deadline for its completion. Dangote construction company is using an elite economically important access road to test run the readiness of his company at the expense of Nigerian businesses whose consignments cannot reach their destinations in due time. Ironically the same Dangote is constructing another Berth for his New Terminal inside Apapa port guess who he hired to do that...JULIUS BERGER.It's such a shame the extent of economic sabotage these men are subjecting the country to yet nobody borders to bring them to book.
If you see the rate of impunity and corruption these multinational terminal operators and Shipping companies are doing their businesses with you'll weep for this nation.

quickly:
stupid people, instead on them to focus on repairing and expanding the existing railways that come out of Wharf to Ijora, Apongbon etc

Bros. That's part of Lagos-Ibadan rail project. Good day.

BuhariDcow:
Did I just see 4.34 billion naira for a 2 kilometer road?
Wow!!!

That road is not just tar and stones but solid built concrete and iron rod. This is due to the waterlogged nature of Apapa. Only the grading before the casting na die. The construction is surprisingly fast. After this road is completed, attention should quickly be shifted to Creek Road -Tincan - coconut - Apapa Mile 2 expressway. This road is (in my opinion) more strategic than even that Wharf Road as it services and links Tincan port complex, Tank farms along that axis with Apapa port.

Abeg they just just STHU nonsense & ingredient road wey don cast naim wan dey ready by September....
Nigeria issa joke, buhari issa big joker

Akuko ikoja!!!!

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Usman, has said that the 2km Apapa Wharf Road being reconstructed would be completed and opened to motorists by the end of next month.

Usman made the disclosure in an interview in Lagos on Sunday.

The managing director said that the reconstruction which would cost N4.34 billion would enable the Federal Government to achieve its goals as regards the Ease of Doing Business.





Hmm... 2KM road for 4.34 billion. Nigeria my country.

Which Apapa are they talking about? No be the same papa wey I dey pass almost everyday? Heavy duty Liars setting unrealistic deadlines... And the ignorant ones are there hailing them. Talk true... Una no know that road

NPA MD from North. Customs North. Northern Agenda.

obynorecz:


Big lies the Whole apapa don cast, trucks de fall steady, I work in apapa notting is been done

blind bat