betterABIAstate:
nope, coastal lines are attributed to oceans and seas while banks are for rivers and lakes.

YourMrBoo:


So are you trying to tell me that a whole river Niger doesn't have a coastline??

hammerT:

hammerT:


This is map of Nigeria and am sure u can see the difference between Rivers, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Ondo AND Niger.

I know your not dumb.

There is a River in Abia that empty directly into the sea. That is a direct access to the sea with out interfering with bothe River or Akwa Ibom territory. At the end build a deep seaport after discussing with our neighbour. It is bettter and safer than dredging. China has done and so can we.

omonnakoda:
Is this for import or export.People better wake up the import party is over

omonnakoda:
There are several and your point is?

YourMrBoo:


If so, SE is never landlocked.
And same could go to Niger state but with a bigger price which is dredging....

Why do I say this??
Because river Niger empties directly to the Atlantic ocean....

If Abia can have access to the Atlantic ocean via its river Bank or coast line.
Then Niger state, kogi, delta, Anambra and other coastal lands to river Niger can have same fate...
That's my point..

Thank you.. But I don't think am dumb.

betterABIAstate:
southeast is currently landlocked but it doesn't mean we can't have a seaport (all thanks to IMO river and the friendly proximity of obuaku to the sea). According to international laws, even Nigeria cannot deprive Biafra access to the sea via IMO river.

YourMrBoo:


So are you trying to tell me that a whole river Niger doesn't have a coastline??

betterABIAstate:
it doesn't, I has banks because its a river

hammerT:



Onitsha Riverport abandoned becos continuous dredging is expensive.

Do u know the distance to Rivers from Niger? Can u dredge that distance regularly?

How will u deal with areas of water fall? Break the mountain or hills?

I got your point now....

janellemonae:


All is well and good wt ur comment. I support Igbo striving to get a port if it will make them feel better. Everyone has a right to want sthn and its none of our business if they strive towards it.

My problem wt ur post is when u include SS in all these ur analogy. There are ports in the south south currently. I know for a fact DTS were dangote imports his raw materials from, not Lagos. Don't be sly in ur comment. I believe what mainly attracts businesses, especially food & oil (our largest imports by volume and cost) is d fact DT their largest market is currently in Lagos. They have warehouses there where there's an ease for logistics. I think Igbo businessmen can patronize d SS ports too but dont do this for these same reasons. Pretty sure 40% of all their imports end up getting sold in alaba or ladipo or yaba b4 going to other states. You need to look at all d factors dt contribute to d lagos port, as a whole. DT state alone has almost 20million pple living in it.

fairheven:


You guys should chill jare!

You keep talking about landlocked as if it a death sentence
SWITZERLAND is a landlocked country, and Nigerian economy can't even match up to them.
What is so special that we have archived as a country even with having a seaport?

Incase you don't know, The Suez canal is a man made port and it's far exceeds Lagos port in terms of significance and values
So what's the noise about been landlocked?

fairheven:


If 40% OF GOODS ARE BEEN SOLD IN ALABA AND YABA, DOES THAT MEAN THEY CAN'T DIVERSIFY?

Do we ever look at the bigger picture?
In terms of population, the southeast is bigger than most independent African nations, so that is more than enough market for their Marchants, not to talk of trade with neighboring south
south.

omonnakoda:
That is not a rational way to make decisions

Besides our people do not ask questions such as
What exactly is he building

At what cost
Where is the money coming from?

A few photographs will deceive the simple minded but there are questions that need to be asked

I really do not know whether there are no people with an understanding of geography.
Rivers are not the sea and their sources of water are limited and can dry up and do dry up. even when they do not dry up their levels vary very widely. No ships will be going to Obuaku any time soon .He should focus on what is real

I can imagine 1 -10 km of Marina along that waterfront

janellemonae:


D point u just made now, is d point d person u quoted also first made: DT he doesn't understand d obsession for a seaport.

Surely there are hundreds of landlocked successful countries. Even in subsaharan africa, Botswana ranks highest on a lot of indices and is landlocked.

omonnakoda:
You are being childish.
We occupy the same space and spend the same money and you are in our Lagos .
A port may develop at Obuaku but it won't be a seaport that will be with the approval of the Nigerian state only

Ejanla07:


You 're yoruba why do you sound so pained. An industrial cluster like aba need seaport to help export...

janellemonae:


D point u just made now, is d point d person u quoted also first made: DT he doesn't understand d obsession for a seaport.

Surely there are hundreds of landlocked successful countries. Even in subsaharan africa, Botswana ranks highest on a lot of indices and is landlocked.

Marcelini:


Since you( Yorubas) don't understand the Igbo obsession for a sea port, I guess you lots can always close down your Lagos port and use our Obuaku port once the construction is finished, we wouldn't mind, seeing as you lots are not obsessed with Sea ports, we can do with your import duties.

betterABIAstate:
nope, coastal lines are attributed to oceans and seas while banks are for rivers and lakes.

omonnakoda:
I think that if the State government wants to develop docking berths along the river they should be allowed.I opposed any dredging because of the environmental impact. I think ports should be developed it those states that are contiguous with the sea such as Rivers , Bayelsa Cross River and Akwa Ibom so this is not about Lagos as the usual paranoid mindset suggests. Let ports be developed in those places where it is obvious and rational
The other danger for allowing any dredging is a sets off a precedent if you can dredge to Abia why not to Kogi and Benue and Kwara and Niger and even Niger Republic all of which the Niger flows through.

Let us eschew sentiment. If we need Seaports we can build one in Ogun,Ondo ,Bayelsa,Rivers Cross River and Akwa Ibom .
River ports yes but dredging no .That is where I stand!!

Biafrarep:
You are ignorant! do you even know that dredging helps in preventing flood? You talk as if dredging is bad, it has its merits!!!

YourMrBoo:


If so, SE is never landlocked.
And same could go to Niger state but with a bigger price which is dredging....

Why do I say this??
Because river Niger empties directly to the Atlantic ocean....

If Abia can have access to the Atlantic ocean via its river Bank or coast line.
Then Niger state, kogi, delta, Anambra and other coastal lands to river Niger can have same fate...
That's my point..

Thank you.. But I don't think am dumb.