Malawian: plz, the area surrounding that onitsha port is vast and unused. it can always be expanded as big as needed.

I doubt if serious importers and exporters will use this jetty

If you look at the concessioned Lekki Port which is currently under construction, the sheer size of the project will make this look like a boat club

Ogun and Ondo states are also building equally massive ports. This is a waste of funds as the FG should have connected existing ports by rails to other cities and not dredging a river

http://www.lekkiport.com/photo-gallery/index.html

geez*:



I doubt if serious importers and exporters will use this jetty

If you look at the concessioned Lekki Port which is currently under construction, the sheer size of the project will make this look like a boat club

Ogun and Ondo states are also building equally massive ports. This is a waste of funds as the FG should have connected existing ports by rails to other cities and not dredging a river

http://www.lekkiport.com/photo-gallery/index.html

whos goods r those lekki and ogun ports going to berth? all these ode accross the niger needs to stop feeling smart. una giagantic ports will be a monument afterv una do finish am. you think igbo man wants to continue paying to transport his goods from lagos with all those fashola taxes to the east through all those hunger stricken yoruba policemen and customs officers abi?

In the meantime, the state govt should redouble its efforts to upgrading the physical environment of Onitsha, which still leaves a lot to be desired.

geez*:



I doubt if serious importers and exporters will use this jetty

If you look at the concessioned Lekki Port which is currently under construction, the sheer size of the project will make this look like a boat club

Ogun and Ondo states are also building equally massive ports. This is a waste of funds as the FG should have connected existing ports by rails to other cities and not dredging a river

http://www.lekkiport.com/photo-gallery/index.html

The commisioning of this port does not stop work elsewhere, don't get your panties wet. It only means that Onitsha traders do not have to depend on Lagos ports and the bad roads between the East and the rest of Nigeria. It would also make importation and exportation cheaper for Eastern traders.

In your post https://www.nairaland.com/1122516/igbos-powerhouse-nigeria you asked why the East is not pulling the same statistics as the West but now you complain about infrastructural development that would make that happen. Cheer up, man, the East is catching up after the genocidal war and would surpass the rest of Nigeria in due time. Be happy that the GDP figures would be more reflective of an enterprising people in the east.

So now how is this going? Is the Port in use?

saw this this:



EIGHT months after it was commissioned by President Goodluck Jonathan, the N4.6 billion Onitsha River Port Complex is yet to commence operations.

Located in Anambra State, the port, which has never really functioned since it was first commissioned by former President, Shehu Shagari in 1983, was rehabilitated by the present administration through the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), as part of efforts to boost economic activities in the South Eastern part of the country.

Commissioning the port in August, last year, Jonathan said that the Federal Government decided to embark on the development of the country’s inland waterways transport as a way of exploiting all avenues of enhancing both road, rail, air and water transportation in the country.

“The river or marine transport must be enhanced and to do it, we need inland port like the one in Onitsha. Our target is to link all the ports by roads and rail so that doing business in Nigeria becomes easy. The river ports must be linked up to other areas of resource. Today, the process is being started and others on the drawing board must be completed,” said Jonathan.


http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115969:fresh-worries-as-onitsha-port-remains-dormant&catid=81:maritime-watch&Itemid=591

Litmus: So now how is this going? Is the Port in use?

saw this this:



EIGHT months after it was commissioned by President Goodluck Jonathan, the N4.6 billion Onitsha River Port Complex is yet to commence operations.

Located in Anambra State, the port, which has never really functioned since it was first commissioned by former President, Shehu Shagari in 1983, was rehabilitated by the present administration through the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), as part of efforts to boost economic activities in the South Eastern part of the country.

Commissioning the port in August, last year, Jonathan said that the Federal Government decided to embark on the development of the country’s inland waterways transport as a way of exploiting all avenues of enhancing both road, rail, air and water transportation in the country.

“The river or marine transport must be enhanced and to do it, we need inland port like the one in Onitsha. Our target is to link all the ports by roads and rail so that doing business in Nigeria becomes easy. The river ports must be linked up to other areas of resource. Today, the process is being started and others on the drawing board must be completed,” said Jonathan.


http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115969:fresh-worries-as-onitsha-port-remains-dormant&catid=81:maritime-watch&Itemid=591

Good Question. Saw an article similar to that in title so I thought it was old but I clicked the link and was surprised that it quotes a recent date. Ultimately, I think the Federal Govt involvement with this project is what can drag it back. They only got involved after they found that others have done work on it only to slow it down. Regional autonomy is the way to go if not outright independence from Nigeria.