Hadiza Bala-Usman, Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority, has said a new port master plan for the Badagry deep seaport project will determine if the port is viable enough to be constructed, considering the construction of another in Lekki. Both projects are in Lagos- within the Western corridor and the agency’s boss says it had halted the $2.6 billion project because the previous master plan was done poorly.

“If you look at the Badagry and the Lekki deep seaport projects, they are all within the Western ports. The port master plan will guide us on whether it is okay to have two deep seaports in close proximity to each other,” Punch quoted Bala-Usman as saying. She explained this as the reason for the cancellation of the contract.

“When I assumed office, I inherited a consultant that was supposed to do a Port Master Plan for the Badagry project, but the consultant did a very bad job. When we took the job to the consultant that did the project’s Terms Of Reference, our internal people looked at it and said it wasn’t good enough. Even the consultant that did the TOR confirmed that the job wasn’t properly done.

“So because of these issues, we cancelled the contract, and the project’s promoters took us to court. We are currently in arbitration. Now we are working on re-awarding the contract. I just gave the go-ahead for the engagement of another consultant that will do the Port Master Plan. The master plan will allow us to know where ports should be deployed in the country in-view of environmental issues, in view of commercial and financial liabilities.”

“So what we need to do now is to prioritize having those deep seaports that will have the required draft for larger vessels. Bala-Usman restated that the country’s ports are river sized in depth and can therefore not handle vessels that require a large draft. The Apapa port complex which handles 80 percent of Nigeria’s cargo is 14m in depth and today’s vessels require a depth of 17m.

“Our ports are river ports, and we need to move on to have deep seaports. In that area, we are working with Lekki deep seaport. We have signed the necessary papers, and they are in the process of completing their payment as regards their financing terms. They have built the breakwater. We are hoping that it will be a milestone achievement. We also have other proposals like the Ibom deep seaport and the Ibaka deep seaport.”

The Federal Government had earlier emphasized the establishment of deep seaports to decongest Apapa port. President Muhammadu Buhari also directed that all ports constructed in the future must have rail links to move cargoes by sea and avoid the current pressure on the roads and bridges.

Source: https://punchng.com/npa-cancels-2-6bn-badagry-deep-seaport-contract/

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“If you look at the Badagry and the Lekki deep seaport projects, they are all within the Western ports. 

If they're cancelling this over its proximity to lekki they can build another deep seaport in Ondo. That governor has been asking for this project forever. Hopefully they get better deal after renegotiating contract. Where is the port master plan?

We also have other proposals like the Ibom deep seaport and the Ibaka deep seaport.”

She sounds confused aren't same project under different names?

Just great, another contractual dispute to follow on the heels of the outrageously inflated MTN fine, the byzantine FX rate scheme, the arbitrary impositions of import controls, and the refusal to make even the slightest move in the direction of privatizing or deregulating anything whatsoever. It’s as if the Buhari government feels even the current depressed levels of FDI are still too high for its comfort, and is therefore casting about for new ways to drive it towards the goal of zero! Of course, there will be no shortage of poorly educated, blind partisans who will show up to cheer on this new inanity ...

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pay the project promoter for the money they have spent.
finish the lekki port first.

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If they're cancelling this over its proximity to lekki they can build another deep seaport in Ondo. That governor has been asking for this project forever. Hopefully they get better deal after renegotiating contract. Where is the port master plan?



She sounds confused aren't same project under different names?

you have a point there

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Good riddance

The Federal Government had earlier emphasized the establishment of deep seaports to decongest Apapa port. President Muhammadu Buhari also directed that all ports constructed in the future must have rail links to move cargoes by sea and avoid the current pressure on the roads and bridges.

This is a very good development.

Slow and steady we will get to a New and better Nigeria.

Nawa ooo...They are just the people of Badagry as nonentities...What a disgrace to the leaders there

My Badagry has suffered another huge loss

Can we as Nigerians be rational for once!!! Great move by the Federal government I hope they cancel it permanently how can you have 3 seaports in one state when there are other States like Cross River, Delta, Anambra and Rivers State that needs more improvements on their ports we are complaining of a papa gridlock and here we are trying to build new seaports in the same Lagos that is too congested how about moving to other parts of Nigeria must everything be centred in Lagos.. this is the injustice people are crying and talking about...

Why na.

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WHAT IS HAPPENING TO WARRI PORT ?

SHIPS ARE NOT COMING TO DOCK THERE?

THIS IS A PORT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO CREATE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN DELTA STATE !

But President Mohammadu Buhari is going to invest Niger delta crude oil money on developing BARO PORT.

AND THE DRY PORT IN KADUNA.

BARO PORT DO NOT EVEN HAVE ANY ACCESS TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.

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This is a very good development.

Slow and steady we will get to a New and better Nigeria.

Haven't you been given appointment or you're stuck in BMC/BBQ section?

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SocialJustice:
Haven't you been given appointment or you're stuck in BMC/BBQ section?

An appointment your old man promised to give us abi?!
Attention seeking tin!

A child can play with it's mother's breasts but not with the father's testicles.

They moved that project from Bonny in Rivers State to Lagos because of greed from some people.
Let them choke on their GREEDlock

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I was NPA PH today things tend to be happening there now.