GELEGELE DEEP RIVER PORT REMAINS A LANDMARK PROJECT


*Calls for speedy completion while offering Edo state government’s full support

Edo state governor, Gov. Godwin Obaseki in company with Ovia North East Council Chairman, Hon. Collins Ogbewe and Ovia South West counterpart, Hon. Engr Edosa today visited site of Gelegele deep water port as he express confidence on contractors to deliver project on schedule date. According to Governor Obaseki “The development of this deep river port is mission critical to the achievement of the important objective of creating Special Economic Zones.


“It is the commitment of our economic philosophy to private sector leadership of our economic development efforts.


“Be assured that the Edo State Government and the Ovia North East local government, will be with you (on this project) every step of the way to ensure that we give all the support required.”


Governor Obaseki expressed confidence on contractor handling project as he seek for timely completion as scheduled .
In is speech, Hon Collins explained that This is a landmark project for several crucial reasons and the first is that the promoters of this project are targeting about 1 million, Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) container capacity annually, which they expect to grow to about 2.7 million and 4.5 million TEUs due to his proximity to Lekki deep sea port when the project operations commences.


With this fit, Gelegele river port will become one of the largest deep water ports in our region, and serve as a hub for port operations in the whole of Southern region. There is no question at all that the project will be the sort of project that the promoters have said that it will be, and with all of the plans that they have for developing it, we expect that it will be the busiest Agro shipping port in Africa.


It is expected that the project construction, once completed, will influence the generation of up to about 10,000 direct and indirect new jobs in the Edo economy.


The Nigerian Ports Authority and Edo State Government are the public sector partners in this project. The business of government is to contribute by way of equity where necessary, to projects of this size, but more importantly to create the enabling environment for the private sector to do business.


While commending all the parties to this landmark project, I want to commend very specifically Edo State Government by Governor Godwin Nogeghase Obaseki whose zeal has continued to drive this project; he keeps talking about it all the time. In his cabinet he talks about it all the time, so I want to commend him for the way he has pushed this project.


Let me say that we must move ahead to ensure the speedy completion of this project. There will be problems as I am sure you have experienced some, but be assured that the Edo State Government and the Ovia North East local government, will be with you every step of the way to ensure that we give all the support required.


Let me, therefore, on this note, congratulate everyone involved in this project.

Where is the Riverport na, abi my eye dey see double

Where is the deep river being drained let alone the cranes, jacks and machinery?

We want to see the level of work done. We don't want another Nigerian Airline 🇳🇬 🛬

Eco state needs roads. The rural areas need to be opened up. There are too many farm places ducts waiting to get to the urban areas. With the poor network of roads, they largely are wasted.