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Throwback:


I often laugh when I read statements from Igbos lumping the SS with their SE problem of no port or low port patronage.

I know for a fact that Onne port in Rivers State is ever busy, despite the dip that was due to the reduced oil and gas industry projects owing to the oil price slump. The port is available for those who claim they want to deny Lagos IGR, as though it is Lagos state that is operating the federal ports there.

Ignorant people just love to make fallacious assertions having observed same fallacy regurgitated by many.

It is only in Nigeria that we believe every state or tribe must have international airport, or that every coastal state must have sea port. Even those landlocked from the sea are claiming that they must have riverport, and that the sea port in Lagos is the reason their goal to have a river port has not garnered any traction.

Most countries in the world barely have more than 2 or 3 international airports.

Most of our WestAfrican neighbours only have 1 international airport. Yet we have people that lament that Lagos and Abuja have international airports, as though it was not due to their capital status, and then claim they are being marginalized and deliberately underdeveloped.

Nigeria also operate international flights from international airports in Kano and Port Harcourt. So are those 4 international airports not enough for this country, and are they not evenly spread enough, or international airport must also be a federal character principle?

How viable have those other international airports been when they were eventually upgraded to assuage tribal parochialism?

Trash!! You are irredeemably du.mb indeed. What is the population of Benin republic, Togo, Ghana, Liberia etc on the ECOWAS you want to compare with Nigeria? Why would Lagos ports be too congested and the spill over going to Cotonou when a responsible government would have given incentive to importers for using other seaports in Nigeria other than Lagos? If having five international airports in Nigeria is too much for the country, then why not close Kano airport and let the Abuja airport serve the whole north since they don't even travel out except to go for hajj in Saudi Arabia? How is having a functional River port at Onitsha, one of West Africa's most commercially inclined cities a problem for you? Do you know that if each of the six regions should stand as individual countries that they would still be bigger than most of the countries in West Africa?? Would you be comfortable if the Lagos seaports and airport were to be closed for any reason and you hypocritical lots from that end are told to travel to Calabar before you could either travel out or import your goods when common sense will tell you that it's more convenient, less expensive, less risky, saves time etc for you to use the ones within your domain??

CSTR1003:
And this would have been a nice thread to brainstorm on the politics and economics of ports.

But the OP and his fellow Yoruba idiots have wrecked it with tribalism , and with zero knowledge of the core issues in port business and importation.

I am out of here.

Dont mind the idiots that probably their generations may not have imported ordinary pencil not to talk of going close to the port will come to nairaland and be spewing nuisance.

Why is a bag of cement cheaper in Ghana if it is exported from Nigeria?

Nice One

Throwback:


I often laugh when I read statements from Igbos lumping the SS with their SE problem of no port or low port patronage.

I know for a fact that Onne port in Rivers State is ever busy, despite the dip that was due to the reduced oil and gas industry projects owing to the oil price slump. The port is available for those who claim they want to deny Lagos IGR, as though it is Lagos state that is operating the federal ports there.

Ignorant people just love to make fallacious assertions having observed same fallacy regurgitated by many.

It is only in Nigeria that we believe every state or tribe must have international airport, or that every coastal state must have sea port. Even those landlocked from the sea are claiming that they must have riverport, and that the sea port in Lagos is the reason their goal to have a river port has not garnered any traction.

Most countries in the world barely have more than 2 or 3 international airports.

Most of our WestAfrican neighbours only have 1 international airport. Yet we have people that lament that Lagos and Abuja have international airports, as though it was not due to their capital status, and then claim they are being marginalized and deliberately underdeveloped.

Nigeria also operate international flights from international airports in Kano and Port Harcourt. So are those 4 international airports not enough for this country, and are they not evenly spread enough, or international airport must also be a federal character principle?

How viable have those other international airports been when they were eventually upgraded to assuage tribal parochialism?

wait Oo, so as big as Nigeria, and how populated it is getting every day, you think this your daft point will help the country?? so you wished only 2 intl airport and 1 seaport will serve the whole Nation?? lol. that means you don't want other states to develop... you point r baseless.
receive sense

Yoruba won't stop giving you people nightmares you always find a way to blame Yoruba's for your misfortune in life even though we allow you sell gala on our streets for free your inferiority complex still won't let you have sense no wonder you people want to forcefully attach yourself to the so called minority group cos you know ure screwed without them..fvcking loudmouths even the so-called minorities get mouth pass una for this country

front4line:


Some of you Igbos are as brain dead as Zuma rock. With all you foolish clearing difficulty claim in Onne.

Do you know shipping lines have designated route that are economically viable and will definitely prefer that to new route just like airline ?

Do you know you can not fly directly from anywhere in Nigeria except to Joburg even though many airline offers that option. Same thing London USA etc.

Clearing in Onne is tedious so Yoruba should come n clear the difficulties for you ba ?

Why is the insecurity not affecting the 40% increase in activities just discovered in the port ? The thing is a FAILURE that you are will always seek excuse for it’s foolishness. That resonates among some many of your Igbos. Quit making excuses n if you can not stop being a kill joy.

No one will make Anamabra port or Enugu port functional for you. Your lazy ass kinsmen will have to get the bigoted lazy ass up and do the math to ensure it’s functional just like Elrufia did with Kaduna dry port. Move jobless Ipob to site instead them waste their pathetic lives away. That should help.

R you calling the great Ndigbo 'lazy??
wherr is this one from?

BreakupNigeria:
Trash!! You are irredeemably du.mb indeed. What is the population of Benin republic, Togo, Ghana, Liberia etc on the ECOWAS you want to compare with Nigeria? Why would Lagos ports be too congested and the spill over going to Cotonou when a responsible government would have given incentive to importers for using other seaports in Nigeria other than Lagos? If having five international airports in Nigeria is too much for the country, then why not close Kano airports and let the Abuja airport serve the whole north since they don't even travel out except to go for hajj in Saudi Arabia? How is having a functional River port at Onitsha, one of West Africa's most commercial inclined cities a problem for you? Do you know that if each of the six regions should stand as individual countries that they would still be bigger than most of the countries in West Africa?? Would you comfortable if the Lagos seaports and airport were to be closed for any reason and you hypocritical lots from that end are told travel to Calabar before you could either travel out or import your goods when common sense will tell you that it's more convenient, less expensive, less risky, saves time etc for you to use the ones within your domain??

Your own problem is that you believe your village must have an international airport so you would not need to do any local travel. Same way state governments are all engaging in white elephant projects of building airports that are useless.

Is there no international airport in Port Harcourt. If you hate Lagos so much, who has prevented you and the airlines from flying through Port-Harcourt?

I already mentioned that there are 2 viable international airports in the North and 2 in the South. So why then are you suggesting that Kano be shut down so that you have only 1 in the North and 3 in the South?

Why didn't you suggest that the one in PortHarcourt be closed down so another can be opened in your village?

Even the most active airports are all in cosmopolitan cities and serve all Nigerians.

The ones that already exist, has the federal government managed it well?

Who ever said each region must have international airport?The ones available are already well spread.

Now that you have an international airport in Enugu, why are you still lamenting? If it is not viable, whose fault is it?

Finally, what stopped a Southerner Jonathan from attending to your grievances in a government that Igbos dominated?

Ttipsy:
wait Oo, so as big as Nigeria, and how populated it is getting every day, you think this your daft point will help the country?? so you wished only 2 intl airport and 1 seaport will serve the whole Nation?? lol. that means you don't want other states to develop... you point r baseless.
receive sense

I have told you what we have already and the land mass that people have to cover is OK for the number we have.

4 international airports are very suitable for our population.

Is there only one seaport in Nigeria, or are you even blind to the topic of the thread? Must every coastal state have a seaport?

Must every state have airport and seaport to develop? What kind of twisted reasoning is this belief that international airport would suddenly bring development.

If there is no viability, the airport remains just a museum as many airports already are in Nigeria.

People just have this foolish belief that their tribe too must have an international airport or seaport.

Thankfully we have a SouthSouth man as minister of Transport overseeing both Airport and Seaport, if you cannot get any parochial compromises now, then it is better you perish your parochial thoughts forever.

Throwback:


I often laugh when I read statements from Igbos lumping the SS with their SE problem of no port or low port patronage.

I know for a fact that Onne port in Rivers State is ever busy, despite the dip that was due to the reduced oil and gas industry projects owing to the oil price slump. The port is available for those who claim they want to deny Lagos IGR, as though it is Lagos state that is operating the federal ports there.

Ignorant people just love to make fallacious assertions having observed same fallacy regurgitated by many.

It is only in Nigeria that we believe every state or tribe must have international airport, or that every coastal state must have sea port. Even those landlocked from the sea are claiming that they must have riverport, and that the sea port in Lagos is the reason their goal to have a river port has not garnered any traction.

Most countries in the world barely have more than 2 or 3 international airports.

Most of our WestAfrican neighbours only have 1 international airport. Yet we have people that lament that Lagos and Abuja have international airports, as though it was not due to their capital status, and then claim they are being marginalized and deliberately underdeveloped.

Nigeria also operate international flights from international airports in Kano and Port Harcourt. So are those 4 international airports not enough for this country, and are they not evenly spread enough, or international airport must also be a federal character principle?

How viable have those other international airports been when they were eventually upgraded to assuage tribal parochialism?

yoro muslems and talk
Catalonia alone has 6 international airports....with their 7 million population o. We all know that u know the simple truths but lie no go gree una.

Onitsha has a river port already built by the regional govt of the 60s. Why should fg let it die...when fg own water transportation

front4line:


Some of you Igbos are as brain dead as Zuma rock. With all you foolish clearing difficulty claim in Onne.

Do you know shipping lines have designated route that are economically viable and will definitely prefer that to new route just like airline ?

Do you know you can not fly directly from anywhere in Nigeria except to Joburg even though many airline offers that option. Same thing London USA etc.

Clearing in Onne is tedious so Yoruba should come n clear the difficulties for you ba ?

Why is the insecurity not affecting the 40% increase in activities just discovered in the port ? The thing is a FAILURE that you are will always seek excuse for it’s foolishness. That resonates among some many of your Igbos. Quit making excuses n if you can not stop being a kill joy.

No one will make Anamabra port or Enugu port functional for you. Your lazy ass kinsmen will have to get the bigoted lazy ass up and do the math to ensure it’s functional just like Elrufia did with Kaduna dry port. Move jobless Ipob to site instead them waste their pathetic lives away. That should help.

You are the fool.. The Person you quoted made some valid point, where did he mention Yoruba, you silly bigoted fellow. What's wrong with kids these days? He is directly involved and by his assertions he is of the opinion that clearing used clothings in Onne is harder than Apapa port.. And please don't always believe whatever you read online. The calabar seaport from what the Port manager said is handling mainly Petroleum products and cement.. Untill we see cars and other goods being shipped through that Port, then we will believe its being well utilized as it should. Stop being an ass hole..

what about sapele port? what is going on with it

Throwback:


You own problem is that you believe your village must have an international airport so you would not need to do any local travel. Same way state governments are all engaging in white elephant projects of building airports that are useless.

Is there no international airport in Port Harcourt. If you hate Lagos so much, who has prevented you and the airlines from flying through Port-Harcourt?

I already mentioned that there are 2 viable international airports in the North and 2 in the South. So why then are you suggesting that Kano be shut down so that you have only 1 in the North and 3 in the South?

Even the most active airports are all in cosmopolitan cities and serve all Nigerians.

The ones that already exist, has the federal government managed it well?

Who ever said each region must have international airport?The ones available are already well spread.

Now that you have an international airport in Enugu, why are you still lamenting? If it is not viable, whose fault is it?

Finally, what stopped a Southerner Jonathan from attending to your grievances in a government that Igbos dominated?

Why is Enugu having an international airport and Onitsha having a River port that would serve over 40 million people within the East (the most traveled Africans) and nearby areas a problem for you if you guys are not inherently wicked? I ask you again, what is the population of all those West African countries you mentioned earlier?? Continue showing the world how evil you lots are.

Blue3k:




Interesting its the North East states driving demand. Quick recovery to them so they can patronize Ibom Deep Seaport. The port is also doing nice in exports.

Ibom deep sea port at Ibaka.

Is anything actually going on there?

Is the road even motorable?

Abeg, no dey deceive una selves.

Throwback:


I have told you what we have already and the land mass that people have to cover is OK for the number we have.

4 international airports are very suitable for our population.

Is there only one seaport in Nigeria, or are you even blind to the topic of the thread? Must every coastal state have a seaport?

Must every state have airport and seaport to develop? What kind of twisted reasoning is this belief that international airport would suddenly bring development.

If there is no viability, the airport remains just a museum as many airports already are in Nigeria.

People just have this foolish belief that their tribe too must have an international airport or seaport.

Thankfully we have a SouthSouth man as minister of Transport overseeing both Airport and Seaport, if you cannot get any parochial compromises now, then it is better you perish your parochial thoughts forever.

Actually am not really getting your point bro, .....ok why not the country restructure into regions maybe 5. to accommodate your 4 airport suggestions. with due time all states in Nigeria would want to have an intl airport, also to coastal state having seaports. will you also to adopt this to USA, to have just 10 intl airport as big as she is?? or UK? lol don't get it twisted

BreakupNigeria:
Why is Enugu having an international airport and Onitsha having a River port that would serve over 40 million people within the East (the most traveled Africans) and nearby areas a problem for you if you guys are not inherently wicked? I ask you again, what is the population of all those West African countries you mentioned earlier?? Continue showing the world how evil you lots are.

And who has stopped you and the most traveled Africans from using Enugu Airport?

Who has stopped your river ports?

Those with sea port are still asking for improved depth, you are asking for river port that will fly over the shallow seaport?

Thankgod Jonathan was president for 5 years without any Yoruba influence in his government.

None of the WestAfrican nations has our population which explains why we have 4 or 5 viable international airports while they have only 1. Or don't you understand?

Our airports do not suffer from excessive traffic and we don't even have an extensive landmass that might warrant littering the nation with international airports even if the traffic is low.

clarocuzioo:
When I read people's comment on this forum, I weep for the future of this country. People will stay in Lagos say what they know nothing about.
The issue of ports and borders has been on for discuss for so for some time now and I have seen people commenting ignorantly. Am sure a greater percentage of them have not really imported any thing to understand the mechanism, technicalities and systematic politics associated with these ports.
First, I want to remind people of a comment Fashola made when Dangote was about to start the reconstruction of Apapa road where he said other ports in the country should be used. It's no disputable fact that over 80% of imports through sea in this country comes from Lagos,thus making Apapa local government one of the richest local govt because of its revenue generation.

Not until recently, activities in Onne port was brought to ground zero, my family is into importation business in Aba and I know the systematic politics that plays out. There was a time importers in Aba has to contribute over #170m for sorting for them to resume their businesses. There will be a time that no goods will be cleared for over one month, imagine the demurrage that will accrue.
Clearing in Onne seaport is so tedious unlike In Apapa as we have used the both ports. Go and check it most cars are always cleared in Apapa, even the cars that will be used in the south south and South east region.

The transport minister once said that insecurity is why the reason why ports in the south south are not functional. First this is an admittance that the ports in South south are not functioning optimally, yet it is also an indictment on the government for not providing enough security as it is the government's primary responsibility.

If we really want to move on as one, we have to stop these petty politics.

onne is being run by a private company!!! intels owned by atiku abubakar. stop blaming the south west. face your masters in the north and slug it out with them. thank you!!!

front4line:
It seem only Igbos are left in the quagmire of not being able to make their port functional in Nigeria.

Are u always this dumb, or u are dumb only on weekends.

Ttipsy:
Actually am not really getting your point bro, .....ok why not the country restructure into regions maybe 5. to accommodate your 4 airport suggestions. with due time all states in Nigeria would want to have an intl airport, also to coastal state having seaports. will you also to adopt this to USA, to have just 10 intl airport as big as she is?? or UK? lol don't get it twisted

I am saying that even the 4 well known international airports in Nigeria are well distributed and not overpopulated.

If we were an ethnically homogenous country, we won't be having most of these complaints. We just have this belief that our tribe has not been recognised as important yet that is why we did not have an international airport before or that is why the one we have is not viable.

Parochialism is our problem.

Anyone from Abia or Anambra or Enugu should be able to fly locally to Port Harcourt and fly internationally.

Just as some will fly locally from Sokoto or Taraba to Abuja or Kano to fly internationally.

Same way some will fly locally from Ekiti or Osun to Lagos to fly internationally.

The viable international airports are already well placed to handle the traffic out of / into Nigeria.

I repeat that our problem is tribal.

As for seaports, the topographical challenges that some of the other coastal ports have are well know, thereby limiting what vessels might come in. That has not stopped them from being operational and being useful within their capacity. Yorubas did not limit their capacity or prevented anyone from shipping to wherever they like among the coastal ports.

IGR from federal ports remain federal, and not benefitting the state in anyway, besides the strain it puts on the state roads who have to bear the traffic of trailers.

Lastly, Igbos should stop blaming Yorubas for whatever shortcomings they feel they have in Nigeria. We are not responsible for your problem and do not need to hold any one down to progress.

Throwback:


And who has stopped you and the most traveled Africans from using Enugu Airport?

Who has stopped your river ports?

Those with sea port are still asking for improved depth, you are asking for river port that will fly over the shallow seaport?

Thankgod Jonathan was president for 5 years without any Yoruba influence in his government.

None of the WestAfrican nations has our population which explains why we have 4 or 5 viable international airports while they have only 1. Or don't you understand?

Our airports do not suffer from excessive traffic and we don't even have an extensive landmass that might warrant littering the nation with international airports even if the traffic is low.

This man, you have a very shallow level of reasoning.

trapQ:
Stupid cunts saying thrash they know absolutely nothing about. My sister has worked in 2 shipping companies one in Port Harcourt and the other in Lagos and told me about some of the restrictions they face with their port Harcourt shipments. Sometimes in those countries they don't have port Harcourt on their list of destinations meaning those shipments must come in through Lagos.

Also most large ships cannot berth in Onne port as it
is obviously too shallow.

if you have a bus for transport business and you can easily fill your bus to Lagos in a day or you have to wait for days before you can get complete passenger to port harcourt which location will you pick?

traffic is gradual. encourage your people to start using the ports and more companies will be interested in using the port!!!

maisauki:
Buhari at work God bless PMB God bless NPA God bless federal Republic of Nigeria

And God bless AFRICA

Calabar port is working again and these people are crying. Why are they always unhappy when others make progress?

They're here crying like barren witches but the Governors in their 5 states have done nothing to increase investors confidence and stimulate growth in the region. Look at Ariaria market, Igbos are waiting for Buhari to clear the gutter and construct the market inner roads. There's an International Airport in Owerri, they have not yet figured out how to use it.

Lagos is presently building the Lekki Free Trade Zone and Lekki Deep Seaport. Ogun is building the largest energy city in Africa. Kano is building the 2nd largest trading city in Nigeria but what are the Igbo Governors doing?

Umahi is the PRO of hersmen
Rochas is erecting statues
And Ikpeazu the worst scum of all is mixing mud with cement to construct roads in Abia.

Stop any Igbo man and ask him to mention just one economic project his State Governor is embarking on, he won't be able to give a sensible answer. Meanwhile, these same Governors are bringing money to buy properties in Lagos and Abuja.

If the Igbos don't pick themselves up and elect visionary leaders, 20 years from now, they'll still keep blaming everyone but themselves and hawking gala all over the place.

maisauki:
Buhari at work God bless PMB God bless NPA God bless federal Republic of Nigeria

And God bless AFRICA

LaudableXX:

Why? Does my ethnic minority group, owe you anything?

If you want to know how many of my people are into the import/export trade, just take a trip to the ports. A trial will convince you.

As the OP that opened his thread, there was nothing tribalistic in his opening post, o! Are you sure you read it at all, before jumping up to throw a tantrum while making sweeping allegations? Can you tell us what was tribalistic about saying that the Calabar port witnessed a 40% increase in shipping traffic?

Go back to the beginning of this thread and study the OP's post again. I am sure you can read.....

Some of u are just plain dishonest. I was supporting everything u have been saying until u claimed the OP didn't start tribalism on this thread. Come on! The second comment on the thread is by the same OP. It is just a continuation of the first. Look at it again.

selemempe:
yoro muslems and talk
Catalonia alone has 6 international airports....with their 7 million population o. We all know that u know the simple truths but lie no go gree una.

Onitsha has a river port already built by the regional govt of the 60s. Why should fg let it die...when fg own water transportation

there is Enugu airport and pH airport. the government is not the one stoping airlines from going there. the government can build a bus station but you can't force private buses to use your station.

I wonder why you cry babies didn't put pressure on Jonathan to fix all these for you.

I know yorubas give you nightmares but we are not the cause of your misfortunes. the ports in the south south are run by intels an aboki man. face the north and fight them pls. leave us out of your cries.

markfemi1:
[s]audableXX post=68110699]
You chaps keep giving the rest of us from minority ethnic groups, a good laugh. So you could not see the Igbo idiots that also joined to wreck the thread with tribalism and zero knowledge of the ports, ba? Or you just decided to develop selective amnesia when it came to their antics?[/s]

chaiii...look sanitation...are you lastma or what....

BreakupNigeria:
Why is Enugu having an international airport and Onitsha having a River port that would serve over 40 million people within the East (the most traveled Africans) and nearby areas a problem for you if you guys are not inherently wicked? I ask you again, what is the population of all those West African countries you mentioned earlier?? Continue showing the world how evil you lots are.

Jonathan built an international airport in Enugu, there is another in ph Nd there are three seaports in the south south. how have yorubas stopped your people from using them?

even the south west you are attacking has just 1 international airport and 1 seaport. so why are we taking the blame?

Throwback:


I often laugh when I read statements from Igbos lumping the SS with their SE problem of no port or low port patronage.

I know for a fact that Onne port in Rivers State is ever busy, despite the dip that was due to the reduced oil and gas industry projects owing to the oil price slump. The port is available for those who claim they want to deny Lagos IGR, as though it is Lagos state that is operating the federal ports there.

Ignorant people just love to make fallacious assertions having observed same fallacy regurgitated by many.

It is only in Nigeria that we believe every state or tribe must have international airport, or that every coastal state must have sea port. Even those landlocked from the sea are claiming that they must have riverport, and that the sea port in Lagos is the reason their goal to have a river port has not garnered any traction.

Most countries in the world barely have more than 2 or 3 international airports.

Most of our WestAfrican neighbours only have 1 international airport. Yet we have people that lament that Lagos and Abuja have international airports, as though it was not due to their capital status, and then claim they are being marginalized and deliberately underdeveloped.

Nigeria also operate international flights from international airports in Kano and Port Harcourt. So are those 4 international airports not enough for this country, and are they not evenly spread enough, or international airport must also be a federal character principle?

How viable have those other international airports been when they were eventually upgraded to assuage tribal parochialism?

you are just running away from the truth

if not for tribalism how can a people that does more of the importing and exporting not have an international airport since, if not that jonathan recently upgraded Enugu. and again is there not supposed to a sea port at Onitsha? is lagos not over burdened already? every year u are repairing oshodi apapa express way because 5million trucks ply it everyday. continue, na una go tire.

the African countries with one airport u mentioned, whats there population and how heterogenous are they?
what international status does PH have before now, it was flying only African countries before now.
the complain of the igbos are genuine

Jaideyone:
there is Enugu airport and pH airport. the government is not the one stoping airlines from going there. the government can build a bus station but you can't force private buses to use your station.

I wonder why you cry babies didn't put pressure on Jonathan to fix all these for you.

I know yorubas give you nightmares but we are not the cause of your misfortunes. the ports in the south south are run by intels an aboki man. face the north and fight them pls. leave us out of your cries.

which is wat we are doing...but will u guys allow us. If u can keep out and let the fight be btw us and aboki, we will appreciate.

Ps gej started building the enugu international. It was about 80% complete in 2015, havent heard much about it now. Also the little progress being recorded in ss ports were majorly championed by gej. Those ports were domant for up to 30 yrs b4 gej came