"Our biggest problem in this country is that we
are a pathologically dishonest people. Today, my
timeline is littered with tweets from suffering
Lagosians who have spent an average of 3 hours
in traffic. Yet, the solution to the problem is
glaring, and not many, certainly not those with
the power to, are attempting to attack this
problem.
What is the problem? Lagos is effectively
Nigeria's only port. Yes we have some others in
name, but I have been to the ports in Warri and
Onne, so I know that the balance of economic
activity in both, combined, compared to Lagos, is
negligible. Calabar is even worse.
How is this the problem? Nigeria, a nation of at
least 120 millions depends on just one entry
point. An entry point that has no functional rail
line leading out of it, and dilapidated roads. An
entry point that has only one real highway out of
it, the E1, which is under maintenance. I am
tempted to say forgive the man in Alausa as
there's not much he can do, but I won't.
Ambode has access to three Senators and five
Reps, who can initiate a review of the Exclusive
Legislative List. Will he do it? No he will not. Why
won't he? Because his backers, do not want any
other part of Nigeria, to compete with Lagos.
They believe that it is Lagos's birthright to be the
premier city in Nigeria. Fair enough such a belief,
but, to the detriment of Nigeria?
This fear of competition, is what killed Nigeria in
the 1960s when we had every chance to grow.
The fear of "Igbo domination" made Nigeria turn
against its most enterprising people at the time,
rather than make efforts to compete with them. A
similar fear is repeating itself. Fear, that Lagos
will become "unimportant", will make the APC
hierarchy not to look at the obvious solution of
opening up the rest of the country. As a result,
the rest of Nigeria, will keep trooping to Lagos,
and Lagos, already being crushed under its own
weight, will eventually die under its own weight.
What happens when Lagos dies? For the
avoidance of doubt, under the current economic
arrangement, Abuja is artificial, Lagos IS Nigeria.
When Lagos dies, Nigeria follows. Simple as
that."
Kalu Aja

Your post was long and parts of it were incoherent. Shippers are the ones that choose their port of destination. If a shipper specifies Onne etc, as the final port, and the vessel agrees to offload his products there for him, who would complain?

You should direct your views to the merchants and shippers of goods and services. And also ask the govt to dredge Calabar port properly and effectively, to enable it support larger vessels.

As for your comment on the fear of "Igbo domination" made Nigeria turn against its most enterprising people at the time, rather than make efforts to compete with them"... it made me laugh! Really hard! Please get your head out of the imaginary clouds. And focus on reality!