Over the years, there has been arguments and politicization on the need to build viable seaports in the SE. However, it has become an urgent need now. With the removal of fuel subsidy, any region that is capable of landing fuel directly will become more viable than others. Fuel is cheapest in Lagos and most expensive in NE because of this factor. Also, Lagos needs to breath instead of the current suffocation there. Once there is a viable competition to Lagos, tension in that city will reduce. NC and NE will also benefit because it will make fuel and other imports cheaper in those regions.

Abia, Imo and Anambra States all have the potentials to build deep seaports that can berth large vessels comfortably! [/b]Before anyone decides to argue blindly, here are the facts on ground about ports in Nigeria and their positions:

[b]1. Ibaka, Akwa Ibom state; 30 miles to Atlantic.
2. Lagos State; 50 miles to Atlantic.
3. P.H, Rivers State; 50 miles to Atlantic.
4. Onne, Rivers State; 60 miles to Atlantic.

Now compare all these ports to those in SE:
1. Osemoto, Imo State; 25 miles to Atlantic.
3. Obuaku, Abia State; 18 miles to Atlantic.

The most intriguing part is that the designated ports in Osemoto/Oseakwa axis offer the deepest natural ports as well as the closest to Atlantic, thereby making them potentially the most viable and easiest to maintain in Nigeria!

Any state in the SE that first builds a viable port will automatically become the richest in the region, but also one of the richest states in Nigeria.

South EAST is landlocked. They have no access to the Sea. How will Ships access that Region?

You people don't understand the real problem you have are

Landlock

Maritime security and piracy of gulf of Guinea

Extra cost of berthing after Lagos seaport

Cost of tranfer Berge



.

Typing:
South EAST is landlocked. They have no access to the Sea. How will Ships access that Region?

How old are you? Why not learn from others since you're ignorant?

SE has some of the best access to the sea than most other regions in Nigeria!

Abia, Imo and Anambra States have arguebly the best natural ports with close proximity to Atlantic ocean.

Your parents thought you guys how to hate but you mustn't grow with it.

proeast:


How old are you? Why not learn from others since you're ignorant?

SE has some of the best access to the sea than most other regions in Nigeria!

Imo and Anambra States have arguebly the best natural ports with closest proximity to Atlantic ocean.

Your parents thought you guys how to hate but you mustn't grow with it.

LIES.
Keep deceiving yourself

proeast:
Over the years, there has been arguments and politicization on the need to build viable seaports in the SE. However, it has become an urgent need now. With the removal of fuel subsidy, any region that is capable of landing fuel directly will become more viable than others. Fuel is cheapest in Lagos and most expensive in NE because of this factor. Also, Lagos needs to breath instead of the current suffocation there. Once there is a viable competition to Lagos, tension in that city will reduce. NC and NE will also benefit because it will make fuel and other imports cheaper in those regions.

Abia, Imo and Anambra States all have the potentials to build deep seaports that can berth large vessels comfortably! Before anyone decides to argue blindly, here are the facts on ground about ports in Nigeria and their positions:

1. Ibaka, Akwa Ibom state; 30 miles to Atlantic.
2. Lagos State; 50 miles to Atlantic.
3. P.H, Rivers State; 50 miles to Atlantic.
4. Onne, Rivers State; 60 miles to Atlantic.

Now compare all these ports to those in SE:
1. Osemoto, Imo State; 18 miles to Atlantic.
2. Oseakwa, Anambra state; 18 miles to Atlantic.
3. Obuaku, Abia State; 25 miles to Atlantic.

The most intriguing part is that the designated ports in Osemoto/Oseakwa axis offer the deepest natural ports as well as the closest to Atlantic, thereby making them potentially the most viable and easiest to maintain in Nigeria!

Any state in the SE that first builds a viable port will automatically become the richest in the region, but also one of the richest states in Nigeria.

You mean the rivers in the south east won't require dredging

Typing:
South EAST is landlocked. They have no access to the Sea. How will Ships access that Region?

Why is this bothering you man from Ilesa?

SE has no boundary with your SW, yet it is you guys who are more concerned about SE. Why?

If 100 people are killed in SW or in the north..NL pages will normally not go beyond 2 to 3 pages...but if 3 people are killed in the SE...na 10 to 15 pages be that....

Why do you guys love and hate the SE with almost equal intensity?

Typing:
South EAST is landlocked. They have no access to the Sea. How will Ships access that Region?

Don't you think that the best thing you should do as one pained by what the op presented is to first disprove him?
When the op said that some place in imo for example is nearer to the Atlantic ocean than Lagos, he didn't mean that it's by Land otherwise he failed it, and even if it's by Land, impossible is still nothing, there is a massive difference between half empty and half full, it all depends on who is looking, here in IGBO land, the majority looks at the solutions and not the obstacles, this place will definitely be the way God want it to be and not the way the enemies want it to be, the summary of what the op said is that since there are possibilities of making things better for everyone, THOSE possibilities should be looked at, there is nothing wrong in building more ports in other parts of nigeria, to loosen the burden from Lagos and above all and better still other parts of nigeria need to develope like Lagos, if the other people who claim to be lovers of all and most accommodating people should not support this, what right do they have to call others haters?
BTW if IGBO land is land locked as you claim ( though I will still want to know your definition of landlocked) how about the govt build or develop the places which have access to the sea? Or is it only lagos that have access to the sea in nigeria?

Martinsmine:


Only fools reason like you 😂😂😂😂

E pain this man well well

Typing:


LIES.
Keep deceiving yourself

Abia, Imo and Anambra States all have the potentials to build deep seaports that can berth large vessels comfortably! Before anyone decides to argue blindly, here are the facts on ground about ports in Nigeria and their positions:

1. Ibaka, Akwa Ibom state; 30 miles to Atlantic.
2. Lagos State; 50 miles to Atlantic.
3. P.H, Rivers State; 50 miles to Atlantic.
4. Onne, Rivers State; 60 miles to Atlantic.

Now compare all these ports to those in SE:
1. Osemoto, Imo State; 25 miles to Atlantic.
2. Obuaku, Abia State; 18 miles to Atlantic.

The most intriguing part is that the designated ports in Osemoto/Oseakwa axis offer the deepest natural ports as well as the closest to Atlantic, thereby making them potentially the most viable and easiest to maintain in Nigeria!

Can you disprove any of the facts above? Or you just want to hate as usual?

mbaise1000:


Don't you think that the best thing you should do as one pained by what the op presented is to first disprove him?
When the op said that some place in imo for example is nearer to the Atlantic ocean than Lagos, he didn't mean that it's by Land otherwise he failed it, and even if it's by Land, impossible is still nothing, there is a massive difference between half empty and half full, it all depends on who is looking, here in IGBO land, the majority looks at the solutions and not the obstacles, this place will definitely be the way God want it to be and not the way the enemies want it to be, the summary of what the op said is that since there are possibilities of making things better for everyone, THOSE possibilities should be looked at, there is nothing wrong in building more ports in other parts of nigeria, to loosen the burden from Lagos and above all and better still other parts of nigeria need to develope like Lagos, if the other people who claim to be lovers of all and most accommodating people should not support this, what right do they have to call others haters?
BTW if IGBO land is land locked as you claim ( though I will still want to know your definition of landlocked) how about the govt build or develop the places which have access to the sea? Or is it only lagos that have access to the sea in nigeria?

Who go read this epistle wey you wright?

id4sho:


You mean the rivers in the south east won't require dredging

All the ports that were built in Nigeria were dredged. But some of those in the SE, particularly Oseakwa and Oguta in Anambra and Imo states respectively requires very minimal dredging because they're naturally deep. Even if they're to be dredged like others in Nigeria, they will cost less since it's only a mere 18 nautical miles to the Atlantic ocean which is far shorter than Lagos at 50 nautical miles, Onne 60 nautical miles and Ibaka 30 nautical miles.

I hope you get the point now?

I don't even care about sea port for now...

All we need is autonomy and all the rest will be added..

We will learn how other countries who are landlocked and better than Nigeria which is surrounded by water...are doing it...

Such countries as Switzerland, Lesotho, Rwanda, Luxembourg, Austria...

...checking ...most of these countries are smaller than the SE region in population and size.

Another attributes to them is they are very peaceful and progressing more than the countries that are not landlocked.

Hate , envy, distrust, wickedness among tribes in Nigeria is weaponised and real.

Those preaching unity and one Nigeria are lying and they know it.

I expect Yorubas to be in support of this so that Igbos can free Lagos for them. But I'm surprised that some of them are hating again.

As long as Igbos are forced to gather in Lagos because of the ports, the city will remain choked up.

You know Igbos are aggressive capitalists, so you will always struggle against them and when you're outsmarted, it breeds envy and hate.

proeast:



Abia, Imo and Anambra States all have the potentials to build deep seaports that can berth large vessels comfortably! Before anyone decides to argue blindly, here are the facts on ground about ports in Nigeria and their positions:

1. Ibaka, Akwa Ibom state; 30 miles to Atlantic.
2. Lagos State; 50 miles to Atlantic.
3. P.H, Rivers State; 50 miles to Atlantic.
4. Onne, Rivers State; 60 miles to Atlantic.

Now compare all these ports to those in SE:
1. Osemoto, Imo State; 18 miles to Atlantic.
2. Oseakwa, Anambra state; 18 miles to Atlantic.
3. Obuaku, Abia State; 25 miles to Atlantic.

The most intriguing part is that the designated ports in Osemoto/Oseakwa axis offer the deepest natural ports as well as the closest to Atlantic, thereby making them potentially the most viable and easiest to maintain in Nigeria!

Can you disprove any of the facts above? Or you just want to hate as usual?

Your Ships can not pass through any State to get to East. We will not allow that. Besides, I thought you said the EAST has a direct access to the Sea?

The governors want to build airport

iammo:




You people don't understand the real problem you have are

Landlock

Maritime security and piracy of gulf of Guinea

Extra cost of berthing after Lagos seaport

Cost of tranfer Berge



.

If they are landlocked as you claim, why still bring piracy and maritime security? Is that extra cost of berthing less or more than the benefit to the greater majority of nigerians? You see, when we say here that persons like you are the real backbone of KANU and his IPOB, you will not see it, all you people do is keep proving KANU right every time, when you read that post you did not want to see anything good in it but you are looking for obstacles, but we are IGBOS, to the majority of us we look at the solutions and not the obstacles, because we know that impossible is nothing, who are the real haters now?

I laff.

Sea port ?

You mean inland port utilizing the rivers that flow into the Niger Delta estuary .


Now let me school you why Onistha port remains moribund

For start you will need to dredge the shallow and silt filled rivers you intend to use.

This has been proposed but dropped owing to two major reasons :

1. No be beans to dredge the rivers . The rivers are inundated yearly with high volumes of silt . It will not be cost effective to continuously dredge these rivers as heavy silt build up is an annual occurrence during the rainy season. Them there are seasonal tide and water levels to consider which will see most of the river unnavigable during the dry season owning to low water levels .

Even Calabar port is heavily restricted owning to its location in the Calabar marina harbour that can only manage shallow berth vessels thereby restricting the volume and types of vessels it can handle. The Calabar channel is relatively very wide but most of it isn't navigable owing to high silt deposit . Only a very narrow section at the middle is navigable and it is restricted to lighter and shallow berth vessels. Tidal swings also limit its use even at its deepest end as the tides move in and out. It is for this reason the FG in partnership with Cross River state is constructing a deep sea port in Duke Town as Calabar harbour that is even wider and deeper than any of your proposed river routes is not efficient in modern trade.

2. Resistance by Niger Delta states to this misadventure based on the very potent threat of sea water encroachment caused by such dredging is what has stalled the dredging in the first place.

3. Moving heavy container ships and oil tankers deep along these shallow river routes pose a future environmental disaster and blockade of inland ports if any of them run aground .

4. Your states have no powers nor resources to carry out such a project as it cuts across several states with waterways and shorelines along the route firmly in control of the Niger Delta states.

Are you going to forcibly dredge another man's backyard without his consent ?

5. The Federal govt has the final say on international shipping lanes within her territory . If the office of the Nigerian Security Adviser refuses to allow new shipping routes there is nothing you can do about it as international vessels will not be allowed access through these water ways.


Go school Una no go gree.

Typing:


Your Ships can not pass through any State to get to East. We will not allow that. Besides, I thought you said the EAST has a direct access to the Sea?

A two faced Yoruba man from Ilesa won't allow ships to pass through to the ocean... in southern Nigeria

iammo:




You people don't understand the real problem you have are

Landlock

Maritime security and piracy of gulf of Guinea

Extra cost of berthing after Lagos seaport

Cost of tranfer Berge



.

All these only exist in your head, and it's motivated by hate.

Oseakwa and Oguta ports are naturally deeper than Lagos ports and also much shorter at only 18 nautical miles to the Atlantic compared to Lagos at over 50 nautical miles.

Also, Eastern Nigeria is closer to Asia than Lagos, so you can see you're just fantasizing

mbaise1000:

If they are landlocked as you claim, why still bring piracy and maritime security? Is that extra cost of berthing less or more than the benefit to the greater majority of nigerians? You see, when we say here that persons like you are the real backbone of KANU and his IPOB, you will not see it, all you people do is keep proving KANU right every time, when you read that post you did not want to see anything good in it but you are looking for obstacles, but we are IGBOS, to the majority of us we look at the solutions and not the obstacles, because we know that impossible is nothing, who are the real haters now?

Stop getting sentimental...

Since the Days of Portuguese and the Nembe , Jaja of okpbo , trans Atlantic trade, Igbos have had men who can build ports but it is just practically impossible

What science do you want to deploy that would be cost effective like Lagos port?

.

Typing:


Your Ships can not pass through any State to get to East. We will not allow that. Besides, I thought you said the EAST has a direct access to the Sea?

Yoruba man, last time I checked, your region lies hundreds of miles away from SE. Secondly, we don't share any common boundary with you. So, where is all these trash coming from?

Also, a river emptying directly into the ocean is not direct access to the again? Are you on colos?

proeast:


All these only exist in your head, and it's motivated by hate.

Oseakwa and Oguta ports are naturally deeper than Lagos ports and also much shorter at only 18 nautical miles to the Atlantic compared to Lagos at over 50 nautical miles.

Also, Eastern Nigeria is closer Asia than Lagos, so you can see you're just fantasizing

Are you wiser than the Generation of Igbo men since independence who couldn't get a workable feasible port but use Lagos and Calabar


Dey play

proeast:
O
Abia, Imo and Anambra States all have the potentials to build deep seaports that can berth large vessels comfortably! [/b]Before anyone decides to argue blindly, here are the facts on ground about ports in Nigeria and their positions:

[b]1. Ibaka, Akwa Ibom state; 30 miles to Atlantic.
2. Lagos State; 50 miles to Atlantic.
3. P.H, Rivers State; 50 miles to Atlantic.
4. Onne, Rivers State; 60 miles to Atlantic.

Now compare all these ports to those in SE:
1. Osemoto, Imo State; 18 miles to Atlantic.
2. Oseakwa, Anambra state; 18 miles to Atlantic.
3. Obuaku, Abia State; 25 miles to Atlantic.

The most intriguing part is that the designated ports in Osemoto/Oseakwa axis offer the deepest natural ports as well as the closest to Atlantic, thereby making them potentially the most viable and easiest to maintain in Nigeria!

LWKM

This is land locked Lesotho....they are much at peace than anyone in the giant Nigeria where everyone hate the others..

Some are even asking others to go home...within the same fake one Nigeria country.

Why there is peace in Europe is that countries emerge based on culture, tradition and even language no matter how small their population...

There are smaller countries too in southern African.

iammo:




You people don't understand the real problem you have are

Landlock

Maritime security and piracy of gulf of Guinea

Extra cost of berthing after Lagos seaport

Cost of tranfer Berge



.

He even claim Imo State is closer to the Atlantic Ocean than Lagos and Akwa Ibom

Parachoco:
He even claim Imo State is closer to the Atlantic Ocean than Lagos and Akwa Ibom

All I can see from your post is chronic unity begging...

Since you detest these people so much....you should be interested and happy so that they can get to the sea from the eastern part, so you would never see them near Lagos

proeast:


All the ports that were built in Nigeria were dredged. But some of those in the SE, particularly Oseakwa and Oguta in Anambra and Imo states respectively requires very minimal dredging because they're naturally deep. Even if they're to be dredged like others in Nigeria, they will cost less since it's only a mere 18 nautical miles to the Atlantic ocean which is far shorter than Lagos at 50 nautical miles, Onne 60 nautical miles and Ibaka 30 nautical miles.

I hope you get the point now?

Lol

Cooly100:


All I can see from your post is chronic unity begging...

Since you detest these people so much....you should be interested and happy so that they can get to the sea from the eastern part, so you would never see them near Lagos

There's no Sea in the South East abeg

The South East can only get a River Port, and there's one in Onitsha

FSBoperator:
I laff.

Sea port ?

You mean inland port utilizing the rivers that flow into the Niger Delta estuary .


Now let me school you why Onistha port remains moribund

For start you will need to dredge the shallow and silt filled rivers you intend to use.

This has been proposed but dropped owing to two major reasons :

1. No be beans to dredge the rivers . The rivers are inundated yearly with high volumes of silt . It will not be cost effective to continuously dredge these rivers as heavy silt build up is an annual occurrence during the rainy season.

Even Calabar port is heavily restricted owning to its location in the Calabar marina harbour that can only manage shallow berth vessels thereby restricting the volume and types of vessels it can handle. The Calabar channel is relatively very wide but most of it isn't navigable owing to high silt deposit . Only a very narrow section at the middle is navigable and it is restricted to lighter and shallow berth vessels. Tidal swings also limit its use even at its deepest end as the tides move in and out. It is for this reason the FG in partnership with Cross River state is constructing a deep sea port in Duke Town as Calabar harbour that is even wider and deeper than any of your proposed river routes is not efficient in modern trade.

2. Resistance by Niger Delta states to this misadventure based on the very potent threat of sea water encroachment caused by such dredging is what has stalled the dredging in the first place.

3. Moving heavy container ships and oil tankers deep along these shallow river routes pose a future environmental disaster and blockade of inland ports if any of them run aground .

4. Your states have no powers nor resources to carry out such a project as it cuts across several states with waterways and shorelines along the route firmly in control of the Niger Delta states.

Are you going to forcibly dredge another man's backyard without his consent ?

5. The Federal govt has the final say on international shipping lanes within her territory . If the office of the Nigerian Security Adviser refuses to allow new shipping routes there is nothing you can do about it as international vessels will not be allowed access through these water ways.


Go school Una no go gree.

You just wrote a lengthy nonsense that shows how shallow you are.

Oseakwa and Oguta ports are only 18 nautical miles to the Atlantic while Lagos ports are over 50 nautical miles!

Oseakwa and Oguta ports are naturally deep and requires very minimal dredging!

If 50 to 60 miles of deep dredging didn't destroy flora and fauna, is it 18 miles that will?

Why are you guys so ignorant and full of hate?