ABUJA – Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi
Okowa appealed to President Muhammadu
Buhari to dredge the Escravos Basin to facilitate
the berthing of bigger vessels at the Warri Port.
The governor, who briefed State House
Correspondents after a meeting with the
president, stated expanding the ports would be
of economic advantage to the south south and
south east and north central zones especially
with the resumption of activities at the Warri
Refinery.
He said “We came to thank Mr. President for the
appointment of the GMD of NNPC. Mr. Ibe
Kachikwu who you know is from Delta State even
if you know he got that appointment by merit he
is still a Deltan. And we thought we should
appreciate that.
“Then beyond that, we are all aware of the Gas
City Project in Delta State at Ogidigben, in the
Escravos and we thought that we needed to
bring it to the knowledge of Mr. President that
that project, which is a public private partnership
(PPP) project, is something that would create a
lot of jobs for Nigerians and thought that there
was the need for that project to be given some
strength and we believe it is in the interest of
Nigeria and Delta state that that project is
carried out.
“Beyond that too, you are also aware that the
Warri Port has come alive and even with the
refinery that has started, the port activity has
improved, but there is a problem because of the
Escravos basin. The contention that has been
going on for some years. It is quite some
problem, and because of that, we have a low
drought. We believe that the dredging of the
Escravos bar would help to improve the port
activities and improve the size of cargos that
come into the Warri port and which very
personal to the rest of the South-South, the
South East and the North Central and we think
that it will turn to an economic hub, if we are
able to dredge the Escravos bar.”
The Governor also stated that he also appealed
to President Buhari not to abandon the second
Niger bridge which he said would decongest
traffic along Onitsha road.
“We also reminded Mr. President about the
second Niger bridge which is also another PPP
arrangement and the need for the federal
government to ensure that, that PPP
arrangement is strengthened. Though work is
currently ongoing but we needed to ensure that
it is brought to the knowledge of Mr. President,
and he has told us that he is receiving
information about that and we hope that
activities in the field of the second Niger bridge
is heightened in the next few weeks.
“There is also an intersection of road between
Benin through Asaba to Onitsha, by Igbuzu road.
It is quite problematic for us. Sometimes you
can experience traffic gridlock in that place;
sometimes, you find out that the accident rate
on that road is much and we thought too that
the best way forward is to have an interchange
at the point and being a federal government
road, we do need to seek for Presidential
approval even if it may have to be at our own
cost and that was brought to the attention of Mr.
President”, he said.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/dredging-of-escravos-basin-will-be-of-economic-importance-to-s-south-seast-okowa/

Hmm

Hmmmmm

This gov wont start work,evryday talk aba

staydry:
This gov wont start work,evryday talk aba

Guess he's getting warmed up to start working, but isn't that what they (all the elected officers) are all doing, from the president to the governors, talking and taking pictures?