EternalTruths:
Blue3k why your girlfriend dey hide her face ooo.

Is she as ugly as Buhari or Tinubu.?

Guestlander:


A beg ask them o.

Blue3k:


Lol you want my attention so bad loser. I asked you to bring proof I spoke against port you still haven't. Why are you on my profile looking at my pictures weirdo.

post=65554729:

I don't know why dumboo like you discuss economics, area you know nothing

40-45percent cargoes import to Nigeria end up in southeast markets- Boss Mustapha NIWA
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/11/billions-spent-dredging-river-niger-havent-yielded-no-fruits-boss-mustapha/

wtfcoded:

How functional?
Have u visited any of them b4?
Even the federal government almost started the one at bridge head,onitsha n its now an abandoned project.

Don't worry, wait till this one gets completed(if politics will allow the development) n u will see what is called a "functional sea port".

0monnak0da:

They are functional . Whether I have visited any of them is not only irrelevant it is a foolish question

Lagos ports are more vialble because of low maintenance cost due to geogrphical advantages . The failure to develop it has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with money.

The reality is there is no government oney going into the ports in Lagos alll the government does is take and take . There is nothing to take in Port Harcourt abd Calabar and that is why they are less viable.

If there is evacuation infrastructure in place then the Akwa Ibom port will be a great success. The question is where will the money for that come from.

The other thing to bear in mind is our import consumption model is not sustainable if crude oil is the only way of paying for imports so we need to be thinking of ports that export not just import.

The only thing I see on this thread is the idea of "bringing down" Lagos which is not rationally driven.

I can bet anyone that Lekki and Badagry Ports will be completed before any one breaks ground in Ibaka.


Ibaka may sound like a good idea to those who want to bring down Lagos but


WHERE IS THE MONEY coming from for the ports and roads and rail lines Where is the oney coming fro. Nigeria is so much in debt right now so it will be inteesting to seeif this story is different from what we have heard before.

To be clear the FG position is if you can find the money go ahead same as in Lekki

EternalTruths:


I wanted to see your frustrated face.

Ibaka seaport will see the light of day and no human demon will be able to stop it.

Tell that to your girlfriend.

futurism:
bloody maniac... Always blaming people for their failure. Like I have always told fools like you, when you decide to hold the Eastern governor's responsible, then we will begin to have discussion.

Keep expecting the man in Kano to the one in Ekiti to leave his people and come fight for you while your law makers do nothing.

What are your law makers doing? Schizophrenic piece of shiit!

Ekinematics:



1hr drive doesn't matter? Funny you.

0monnak0da:


IGNORANT Is not a noun


In your mind you think you know.
You have 4 problems.

You don't know
You don't know that you don't know
You think you know
Your English is atrocious

Port Harcourt port is an upriver port in Rivers State

Calabar port is a port functioning within the liimits of its geograhical peculiarities.
I don't know what you mean by not yet dredge(sic) . Calabar port has been dredged several times over the years.

Dangote uses Onne Port for cement activities.

deomelllo:








[b]There are FTZ's all over the US.

post=65556945:


Calaba port is not final destination for cargoes, Port Harcourt port on the other hand was about the second largest port in the country, however now the port is now underutilised and is facing huge facility challenges. We agree we have the Onne port managed by Intels, which is acclaimed one of the biggest oil and gas free zones in the world, but the Onne port is strictly focused on oil and gas related cargo and their charges are astronomically high. Even non oil cargo are charged as if they are oil related and this is not good for business in this era of economic diversification.Another challenge is the persistence inaction on the part of the port regulators concerning disparity in rates charges between the Lagos ports and the eastern ports. What we don’t understand is why the cargo passing through Port Harcourt ports will cost more than Lagos? This high rate is taking businesses away from Port Harcourt. Most business cargo is now going through Lagos and they are killing the ports in the east.all the importers from Onitsha, Aba, Port Harcourt and environs now pass their goods through Lagos and this shouldn’t be so.

Originalsly:


Really?.....like where?

post=65556945:


Calaba port is not final destination for cargoes, Port Harcourt port on the other hand was about the second largest port in the country, however now the port is now underutilised and is facing huge facility challenges. We agree we have the Onne port managed by Intels, which is acclaimed one of the biggest oil and gas free zones in the world, but the Onne port is strictly focused on oil and gas related cargo and their charges are astronomically high. Even non oil cargo are charged as if they are oil related and this is not good for business in this era of economic diversification.Another challenge is the persistence inaction on the part of the port regulators concerning disparity in rates charges between the Lagos ports and the eastern ports. What we don’t understand is why the cargo passing through Port Harcourt ports will cost more than Lagos? This high rate is taking businesses away from Port Harcourt. Most business cargo is now going through Lagos and they are killing the ports in the east.all the importers from Onitsha, Aba, Port Harcourt and environs now pass their goods through Lagos and this shouldn’t be so.

0monnak0da:

Why should this not be so from a business perspective , a sentimental one or a religious one.?


The starting point is

HOW DID IT COME TO BE SO?

If we are not honest in answering this then we are wasting time here.


The other thing about Lagos killing ports in the east is quite simply ridiculous

That is life.

Fulani do not sell spare parts
Igbo do not sell cows

why do we not talk about Igbos killing Fulani spare part dealers?

Ae there no landlocke nations ? Everything you are saying is sentiment. That there ust be a port in the East
is this for business reasons or some for or tribal rivalry.

Let me ask a simple question

Why is there no international airport east of the Niger that is competitive? Is there a conspiracy there?

The honest truth about the Port situation is Lagos is the easiest option for an FG that only takes but won't spend. Look at the roads in Apapa e.g . Any port East of the Niger will succeed if it is homegrown.Waiting for the FG is a wait for eternity

The British in their wisdom moved the capital to Nigeria and Lagos became the dominant port based on the Rail line to Lagos.
The Western region took advantage of that and the manufacturing centre of Nigeria is next to the port.


So the question of whether it shoul be so is sentiment. More ports (Plural) will open in Lagos because of strategic moves made a very long time ago. There is no reason why Ibaka should not happen.The questiion is who will pay for it?

Many countries do not have ports.So this subterranean ethnic rivalry dressed up as clamour for port is needless,
Niger and Chad do not have ports. With a properly designed rail and inland port a container should arrive anywhere in the country withing 24 hours

Guestlander:


It is absolutely about rivalry. Ethiopia depends entirely on neighboring countries for her imports and exports. With good rail system and inland container ports like you said, Nigeria doesn't need to construct a port at every coastal state.

0monnak0da:
Nothing wrong with rivalry if we are honest with ourelves. The current position is any state can go ahead with a port if they can find investors. That hs been the case with Ibaka but it is one story after the other

Guestlander:


It is absolutely about rivalry. Ethiopia depends entirely on neighboring countries for her imports and exports. With good rail system and inland container ports like you said, Nigeria doesn't need to construct a port at every coastal state.

0monnak0da:

They are functional . Whether I have visited any of them is not only irrelevant it is a foolish question

Lagos ports are more vialble because of low maintenance cost due to geogrphical advantages . The failure to develop it has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with money.

The reality is there is no government oney going into the ports in Lagos alll the government does is take and take . There is nothing to take in Port Harcourt abd Calabar and that is why they are less viable.

If there is evacuation infrastructure in place then the Akwa Ibom port will be a great success. The question is where will the money for that come from.

The other thing to bear in mind is our import consumption model is not sustainable if crude oil is the only way of paying for imports so we need to be thinking of ports that export not just import.

The only thing I see on this thread is the idea of "bringing down" Lagos which is not rationally driven.

I can bet anyone that Lekki and Badagry Ports will be completed before any one breaks ground in Ibaka.


Ibaka may sound like a good idea to those who want to bring down Lagos but


WHERE IS THE MONEY coming from for the ports and roads and rail lines Where is the oney coming fro. Nigeria is so much in debt right now so it will be inteesting to seeif this story is different from what we have heard before.

To be clear the FG position is if you can find the money go ahead same as in Lekki

SoulSearching:
Calabar doesn't need seaport, Onitsha doesn't need seaport , Aba doesn't need seaport, Abuja doesn't need seaport ,anambra doesn't need airport. Only one world class seaport and airport at Akwa Ibom is needed to serve the entire region. I guess you guys don't know your map.

Kizxee:



I don't know how it is so hard for NLers to stop commenting on something they have no idea about.
Akpabio could not continue the project because it was not granted a pass for it to proceed. It does not mean it would have not been completed since. Igbos believe that the afonja have played a role in the delay of its pass.
Get your facts right please

SoulSearching:
The contruction company could be owned by the government. For example Akwa ibom Construction company, Akwa ibom Energy, Akwa Ibom transport corporation,etc. just like there's Tokyo Electric and Tokyo Construction. they would handle and maintain all construction projects .The workers would be working for the government.
frankly,the equipment are easy to purchase by the government. all they have to do is employ and train the engineers,welders,mechanics,architects,surveyors ,etc.

Kizxee:



I don't know how it is so hard for NLers to stop commenting on something they have no idea about.
Akpabio could not continue the project because it was not granted a pass for it to proceed. It does not mean it would have not been completed since. Igbos believe that the afonja have played a role in the delay of its pass.
Get your facts right please

Despite the yearly allocation of several billions of naira for the construction of a proposed greenfield deep seaport at Ibaka in Akwa Ibom State by both the State Government and the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) since 2011, the project has remained elusive, with no evidence of a port being built at the proposed site.


The water at Ibaka is said to have a natural draft of 11 metres, without dredging, making it a huge potential for possible deep seaport construction.

Akwa Ibom State has continued to budget for the port, which Governor Godswill Akpabio said would create employment for 100,000 Nigerians.

The NPA had also told LEADERSHIP in Uyo at the PCC meeting that the deep seaport would be completed in 2015.

When LEADERSHIP visited the proposed site of the deep seaport at Ibaka, there was nothing to show that a seaport was being planned at coastal community.

A lonely dilapidated narrow road, better described as a colonial road leads to Ibaka, from Oron. As early as 2011, the Akwa Ibom State Governor told a Nigeria Ports Consultative Council (PCC) meeting in Uyo that his government had concluded plans to dualise the road.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201312160580.html

Kizxee:



I don't know how it is so hard for NLers to stop commenting on something they have no idea about.
Akpabio could not continue the project because it was not granted a pass for it to proceed. It does not mean it would have not been completed since. Igbos believe that the afonja have played a role in the delay of its pass.
Get your facts right please

While commending President Goodluck Jonathan for his initiative towards the project, Akpabio cautioned that there could be a revolution if the issue of youth unemployment is not seriously tackled. He added: “One of the greatest problems we would have in this country would be an implosion if we don’t take the right economic steps because of the millions of graduates who are churned out yearly. A time would come when there would be an internal revolution if we don’t take the right steps now. Part of what we should do is what we are doing now.” Responding on behalf of the Federal Government, the Managing Director of NPA, Alhaji Omar Suleiman, who described Chief Akpabio as “Infrastructure Governor” said the Federal Government was glad to partner with Akwa Ibom State government in Ibaka. He noted that the natural advantage of Ibaka and the excellent road network in Akwa Ibom State would provide the needed impetus for the project.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/11/we%E2%80%99re-committed-to-ibaka-seaport-project-akpabio/

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo announced this during the 30th-anniversary celebration of Akwa Ibom state.

Describing Akwa Ibom as a state with a tradition of progressive activism, patriotism and development with strategic importance to the Federal government, Osinbajo said that provision has been made in the 2017 budget to support the project through the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) to support Akwa Ibom state in the development of Ibaka Deep Sea Port.


https://www.channelstv.com/2017/09/25/fg-declares-support-for-akwa-ibom-seaport-project/

Why Ibaka deep seaport project was stalled



Daily Sun investigation reveals that the only formal visible commitment so far recorded in the last nine years is the perimeter survey plan of the area designated for the project.

Chief Sunday Edubio, said that former President Goodluck Jonathan missed a golden opportunity of constructing and running the port.
According to Edubio, the funds were there then because Akwa Ibom as a state was earning the highest from the 13 per cent derivation revenue in addition to more money coming from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) which would have been deployed into such critical economic infrastructure.

According to Edubio, if government is considering direct private sector involvement in greenfield port construction, the idea has become less attractive as the Cross River State Government is showing more interest in constructing its proposed Bakassi Deep Sea Port.

“No investor will invest his money in the Ibaka Deep Seaport project in Akwa Ibom now that our neighbouring state of Cross River is gearing up to have the Bakassi Deep Seaport. The coastline distance between the two ports will be close and will cause stiff competition in an area where we are not sure to attract commensurate cargo for investors to recoup their investments.


“You will agree with me that Cross River State has demonstrated more commitment in diversifying its economy even before it lost most of its oil wells to Akwa Ibom State. Check out what is ongoing at the Calabar Free Trade Zone and the established structures in Tinapa, you will see practical commitment. Here we sound too boastful doing little.


Edubio cited further examples with the $1.6 billion Badagry Deep Seaport where the Lagos State Government has demonstrated the will to begin construction work before the end of 2016 and blamed his home state for merely talking big.

Akwa Ibom got a huge sum of money from the Federal Government as its allocation for the month of July 2016.
The July collection is the first time in a very long when the state has got such amount. Other months had come with lower figures following restiveness in the oil–producing regions of the country and the falling price of crude oil at the international market.

http://sunnewsonline.com/why-ibaka-deep-seaport-project-was-stalled/

Nigerian govt. budgets N1 billion for Akwa Ibom seaport



Mar 3, 2017 - The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, says that Federal Government has made provision of N1 billion in the 2017 budget for the development of Ibaka deep seaport in Akwa Ibom. Mr. Osinbajo said this in Uyo on Thursday while addressing a Townhall meeting of the government and people of the state.


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/.../225123-nigerian-govt-budgets-n1-billion-akwa