₦airaland Forum

Blue3k:
Lol are you going to cry about stupid polices that happened decades ago. I already said it was stupid move now answer why you aren't using rivers port. Military government was stupid simple. Did your representatives raise hell about it during democracy era.

Why waste time dredging very shallow port to be deep when resources over long term better spend on locations with potential to be deep seaport. The Nigerian government dredges these ports.

Now tell me why you don't use deeper port in rivers.

Stop dribbling yourself and avoiding the facts. Did the British not dredge Apapa port to specification? Or are some places deliberately labelled shallow in this one naijeriya? Why did the British not label Apapa port shallow and avoid dredging it like you people have done to ports in the East?

I asked you before do you know what dredging is?

OAUTemitayo:
You have no point.

Wicked people. This is not 1970 when your lies and propaganda can't be busted. Abeg go sleep

Blue3k:
So the federal government wasted time approving shallow port in 1979. I already addressed this fact in my comments in beginning on this thread. The port which was not meant to be deep seaport obviously. The other story I actually posted it on naira land about the dredging. PDP had 16 years to correct such mistakes so now what's your point.

Is their anything stopping you from using deeper ports in rivers yes or no?

Nice try but please answer. Why did the likes of Sarumi, Gowon,Tukur and other shifty wan naijeriyans in charge not dredge the Ports it constructed like the ones oyibo built at Apapa and the ones they constructed for themselves at Tincan to the exclusion of Ibaka?

You do realise the meaning of dredging right? You know the British took a lot of care to deliberately dredge Apapa port right?

OAUTemitayo:
It was a policy decision.
It was the same policy decision that made Nnamdi Azikwe and Tafawa Balewa to appoint Igbos as the pioneer VC of UI and UNILAG even when Yorubas has more Professors than them.

Walahi the person that liked this your post na real mumu ;

Did you read the article? There was a national development plan drawn up by experts to construct two new ports. Ibaka and Tincan. Your tribalism sabotage policy had Tincan port built and Ibaka abandoned on the pretext that Calabar would be upgraded. As recently as 2006, Sarumi and Bamanga Tukur oversaw a shoddy job to make sure Calabar never takes off.

So are you indirectly agreeing that Yoruba intentionally work at sabotaging the East through "policy" because Igbos were VC of Unilag at a time? What a pity. Make hatred and bitterness joined with hypocrisy not wound you people o

Blue3k:
Boring do you have relevant facts that show it not functional. This is pathetically sad. What's stopping you from importing through there. Why aren't you using deeper onne and rivers port? Stop crying and post rules and regulations stopping you. We've already proven all the eastern ports except Onne import more than they export in non crude oil cargo statistics.

I don't understand your rambling. Once again see what Gowon, Sarumi, Bamanga Tukur did. I hope your attention span can carry it

joeyfire:
OP- Ask Sarumi and Bamanga Tukur for a start

"In the twilight of General Yakubu Gowon’s administration in the mid-1970s, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) was battling with the problems of ports congestion as a result of massive cement importation.
The government decided to build two new ports to ease the transaction costs associated with shipping and to ensure adequate facilities for Nigeria’s import and export needs.
A feasibility study was carried out and the experts recommended the creation of two new ports; one in Lagos and another in Ibaka, in present day Akwa Ibom State. These projects were contained in the 3rd National Development Plan.
The one in Lagos is the Tin-Can Island Port commissioned by the then Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, and deputy to then military Head of State, Genera Olusegun Obasanjo, now late Major-General Shehu Yar’Adua on 14th October, 1977.
Ibaka Port was never constructed, purportedly on the advice of the then Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and current Chairman of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) – Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.
I heard Tukur’s argument was that instead of starting a new port from scratch, the same resources could be used to revive existing and nearby Calabar Port.
Government bought his argument and a huge amount I’m still trying to find out was used to revive the port. The new Calabar Port Complex was commissioned on 9th June, 1979.
I heard Alhaji Tukur has a wife from Calabar. Now I’m not sure if his wife influenced his decision or if his support for Calabar port made the community bless him with their daughter. But anyhow, it is clear that the decision is a wrong one because Calabar Port is still moribund.
Fast forward to 2006 when Alhaji Bamanga Tukur’sson, the iconic Chief Adebayo Babatunde Sarumi, was in charge of the Nigerian Ports Authority.
A princely sum of 56 million dollars (about N9 billion) was spent on dredging the Calabar Port channel.

The dredging contract was awarded to two dredging firms: Messrs Jan de Nul and Van Oord. The federal government divided the entire length of the channel in Calabar Port between the two firms.
While Van Oord was paid $26 million to dredge kilometre 0 to 46, Jan de Nul got $30 million to dredge kilometre 46 to 84. According to the scope of the contract, the two firms were to scoop out 25 million cubic metres of sand to achieve an overall draft of 8 metres to allow big vessels call at the port.
Not one big ship has called at the port ever since because while the companies collected their monies and walked away, the channel remains as shallow as ever.
Of course the appreciative Calabar community honoured Chief Sarumi with a chieftaincy title."

http://shipsandports.com.ng/before-we-dredge-calabar-port-again/

OP - See the history of Calabar Port. Compare it to the history of Apapa port before you resume your self deceit


Calabar Port Complex

The history of Calabar Port is traceable from the premedieval merchants’ ventures of the 15th century to the present day. It served as an important focus of trade with the outside world in the Eastern states and natural port for the northern states of Nigeria.

The Old Port was privately administered and operated by various shipping companies amongst whom were M/S Palm line Agencies Limited and Elder Dempster Agencies until December 1969 when the Federal Government took over the inadequate Calabar Port facilities from the erstwhile operators and vested it on the Nigerian Ports Authority.

The development, modernization and expansion of the Calabar Port was embarked upon under the 3rd National Development plan 1975 –1980 in order to make the Port facilities cope with the ever increasing demand of our economy. The new Port Complex was commissioned on 9th June, 1979 and consists of the following major operational areas:-

- The Port has a total land area of 38 hectares.
- The Port has a total of Four Quays each measuring about 215m long and 40m wide.
- The Four Quays have been edcimated into six operational berths.
- The Port also have 2 warehouses measuring 150m X 40m and 175m X 40m.
- The Port operational Area have been divided into two concessioned terminals.
- Terminal A consisting of two berths was concessioned to Messrs Intels Nigeria Ltd.
- Terminal B consisting of four berths was concessioned to Messrs ECM Terminal Ltd

The Port is Located along latitude 4055’N and Long 8015’. 3.E. The New port lies about 55nautical miles from the fairway buoy up to Calabar River. The Port occupies an area of approximately (38) hectares of land buoyed channel (150) metres wide and a navigable chancy 85km (45m2)

http://www.nigerianports.org/AboutUsCalabarPort.aspx

"Port operations and development in Nigeria began in the middle of the 19th century with the construction of the Lagos breakwater (east and west moles) and capital dredging activities. This was long after the onset of sea-borne trade which followed the early explorations."

http://googleweblight.com/i?u=http://www.nigerianports.org/history.aspx?id%3D241&grqid=nWkf_DkG&hl=en-IN

Oyibo DREDGED Apapa Port properly but wan naijeriyans built nonsense and did not DREDGE or build properly in the eastern parts of the country when they had the opportunity to.

Simple as ABC

OP- Ask Sarumi and Bamanga Tukur for a start

"In the twilight of General Yakubu Gowon’s administration in the mid-1970s, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) was battling with the problems of ports congestion as a result of massive cement importation.
The government decided to build two new ports to ease the transaction costs associated with shipping and to ensure adequate facilities for Nigeria’s import and export needs.
A feasibility study was carried out and the experts recommended the creation of two new ports; one in Lagos and another in Ibaka, in present day Akwa Ibom State. These projects were contained in the 3rd National Development Plan.
The one in Lagos is the Tin-Can Island Port commissioned by the then Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, and deputy to then military Head of State, Genera Olusegun Obasanjo, now late Major-General Shehu Yar’Adua on 14th October, 1977.
Ibaka Port was never constructed, purportedly on the advice of the then Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and current Chairman of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) – Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.
I heard Tukur’s argument was that instead of starting a new port from scratch, the same resources could be used to revive existing and nearby Calabar Port.
Government bought his argument and a huge amount I’m still trying to find out was used to revive the port. The new Calabar Port Complex was commissioned on 9th June, 1979.
I heard Alhaji Tukur has a wife from Calabar. Now I’m not sure if his wife influenced his decision or if his support for Calabar port made the community bless him with their daughter. But anyhow, it is clear that the decision is a wrong one because Calabar Port is still moribund.
Fast forward to 2006 when Alhaji Bamanga Tukur’sson, the iconic Chief Adebayo Babatunde Sarumi, was in charge of the Nigerian Ports Authority.
A princely sum of 56 million dollars (about N9 billion) was spent on dredging the Calabar Port channel.

The dredging contract was awarded to two dredging firms: Messrs Jan de Nul and Van Oord. The federal government divided the entire length of the channel in Calabar Port between the two firms.
While Van Oord was paid $26 million to dredge kilometre 0 to 46, Jan de Nul got $30 million to dredge kilometre 46 to 84. According to the scope of the contract, the two firms were to scoop out 25 million cubic metres of sand to achieve an overall draft of 8 metres to allow big vessels call at the port.
Not one big ship has called at the port ever since because while the companies collected their monies and walked away, the channel remains as shallow as ever.
Of course the appreciative Calabar community honoured Chief Sarumi with a chieftaincy title."

http://shipsandports.com.ng/before-we-dredge-calabar-port-again/

laudate:
You had better listen to him. He is telling you the law, as it currently is - and not the law as it ought to be. There is a major difference. If you want him to offer you advisory services on how the law can be changed, so that a clause on referendum can be included, then you had better consult him to get his expert legal opinion.

He did not mention any law just a very silly beer parlour opinion. If you see where he stated the law you can show me

Such base motor park logic. So called Prof talking like a drunk and making absolutely no sense.

A law professor who doesnt know that the constitution can be amended to allow for a referendum, is that one a law professor?

Chai Oyebode cheapening himself, using his Prof title to hustle

Such intellectual dishonesty makes it almost impossible to ever take him serious again. Shame...

Nigeria is a failed state sha. Only God can save us when hoodlums sef have Federal Govt protection.

“Self determination is to poll inhabitants of the
colonized territory whether they want
independence or they don’t. After independence, it
is no longer a matter of self determination. It
becomes one of right to development. Nigerians
exercised their right of self determination on the
1st of October, 1960."

Na hunger drive Prof Aluko to vomit such nonsense or what? I am so ashamed the man can fumble like this. Pity

Shame on Oyebode and his fellow dinosaurs. Their time has passed. The world has moved on from such short sighted, ignorant pompousity. The right to self determination is recognised by the comity of nations and the United Nations. So reading this trash makes me feel sorry for Oyebode talking this poo in his old age. He didnt utter a word at Buhari's bold 97% and 5% talk or the numerous provocations by the Daura cattle rearer including the unprovoked massacre of thousands of Igbo kids in the streets for protesting with biafran flags.

Oyebode should not disgrace himself any further, his legacy as a legal luminary is going down the drain with such nonsense talk

5% First Lady unfortunately

Dem no born Magu well to raid Maryam Abacha's house or freeze her company accounts

Copied from the facebook wall of an exceptional yoruba son.
I envy and admire the resume of Ag. President, Osinbajo, thus, i advise him to thread softly with Saraki and the Northern cabal. He should not play into the hands of the cabal and the northern oligarchy. He should face the reality and stop following emotion.
He should not allow empty barrels who will dump him immediately he's out of office to push him against those mightier than him in the game of power-politics.
Any day, anytime, the Northerners will support Saraki against Osinbajo.
The South South and South East will support Saraki. However, the Yoruba nation is disunited. Contrary to the acidic and caterkerous reactions on social media, the major security formations such as the Army, Police, DSS, etc are with Saraki and the Northern cabal. Saraki, to me, did nothing wrong yesterday. He's just not in good terms with those in charge of the Media.
Assuming but not conceding that Saraki planned what happened yesterday in the Senate, he would have carried the day if committed to voting but he overruled his colleagues. Politically, Saraki is a master. He sets targets and he has never missed his targets. For Now, he is on top and we should respect his smartness. Saraki retired his father from politics. He relegated Asiwaju Bola Tinubu from National Leader of APC to Lagos Leader of APC. Saraki has pocketed APC structure in Abuja. The National Chairman, National Secretary and National Publicity Secretary of APC now report to Saraki, yet you think the man from Kwara is a fool.?
Today, all the waring rebels in the senate are with Saraki, including Tinubu's wife, Oluremi. The DG of DSS and the IG of Police now close their duties everyday in Saraki's house. One thing that is so sure to me is that if Osinbajo decide to fight Saraki, the VP will be humiliated and the Yoruba opinion shapers will trade him (Osinbajo) the way they traded Abiola. I wish Prof. Yemi Osinbajo divine wisdom, knowledge and understanding to manage the current situation in Nigeria. Cheers.

This Asari yarn really gave these people skin pain
Truth is bitter but like medicine it births wellness and recovery

deomelo:
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Cater bridge or not, Lagos was already developed before Nigeria as a country, before oil and Lagosians were crossing from island to mainland before oil and before all the rubbish you are foaming at the mouth with.

Lagosians know how to build their own bridge regardless the FG, they built the best bridge in Nigeria, which one your useless village leaders built.

FG left Lagos decades ago and Lagos's economy gathered steam, IGR is more than all your ipob villages combined many times over, Lagos have commissioned hundreds of projects since without the FG so what have your own worthless villages leaders commissioned? Nothing. They beg for bridge, they beg for airport, they beg for handouts, the cry for road. You people are like little babies without any capacity to tie their own shoes or brush their own teeth.




Abeg, shut up and face your useless and unproductive villages and worthless beg beg leaders.

See olodo! So if it wasnt the British that built Carter bridge...maybe na King Kosoko build am chai!

Hahahahahahaha

So you want to count pedestrian bridges as major infrastructure? Which one una build?

sheyinoni:
U surely a clown comparing IMO to Lagos state

Eyaaaa! Imo indigenes built an airport from their pockets. They didnt wait for oyel money. Go and study

deomelo:
And there was no bridge that connects the island to the mainland before oil and even before independence?


What about the onisha bridge in your village? Was it not built by the FG with oil money?

What about the airport in your enugu village? Was it not built with oil money and refurbished by jona with oil money?


Did the oil money built infrastructure put you on the same level with lagos?

FG left lagos decades ago and Lagos have made many gains since the, and this joker is talking about some bridge.


The LASG government have built so many bridges since, including the best bridge in Nigeria so how many have your own village leaders built on their own since independence? None. Even the common 2nd NB you've been begging and crying for is still a dream, but your useless leaders can not collectively build the small village bridge?

You unproductive and worthless salary only villages can not survive without oil money.

The only bridge built before independence linking mainland to the island was the carter bridge built by the British in 1901 then dismantled after independence and rebuilt with oil money in the late 70s

The eko bridge was built by gowon with oil money

Murtala Muhammed Airport was built with oil money

Emmm smallie...the Niger bridge was built in 1965 when Nigeria was still an agrarian economy try harder next time

Murtala Muhammed Airport na oyel money. No come show me pedestrian bridge wey ambode commission. Show me one game changing thing that you built by yourselves

Do you know that Egbema in Imo state has a large rich oilfield but Imo airport was built through crowd funding (personal donations) in the second republic under Sam Mbakwe??

We no be mate oooo

Third Mainland Bridge. Connects Lagos Island to the mainland. 11.8km long with 8 lanes. It is the second longest bridge in Africa and was the longest until 1996.

It is part of the infrastructure that makes Lagos tick.

Built with oil money by IBB

He definitely put himself on the line when he came back to Nigeria. His arrest and arraignment made him a superstar. I can bet he is looking forward to being arrested again so his fame can rise even more

simplycarro:
Any Biafran that gloat or masturbate on this is a fool without deep thinking

Coward

Kanu's place in history is sure. No matter what happens even if we don't get our country this joke called Nigeria will surely be restructured soon

dgeniusdeen:
can a Yoruba man come to the east, contest for house of rep or senatorial seat and win but in the west you can, and you call us tribalistic

A fulani prince from Sokoto, Umaru Altine was the first elected mayor of Enugu, our capital from 1952-1958.

The truth is Zik was too much of a bridge builder. Could Awo have allowed an Igbo or any other ethnicity become mayor of Ibadan??

maclatunji:
How does the fact that he spoke in Hausa prevent your life from going on as normal? How does it add to your problems or relieve them?

We do not vote or support the Buhari Administration because it is infallible but because it is a lot better for the country at the moment.

This must be Lai Mohammed's NL account

bilulu:
how I wish if this thread can make front page again let all those who insulted d op apologize to him

They have all deleted their NL accounts cowards

If I start to pinpoint all the inaccuracies and unsubstantiated garbage in joe igbokwe's article I would be here all day.

All this trash that the compound buffoon wrote is probably so Tinubu can give him a small motor park to manage

Gracebae:
yes the nsibidi was used by igbos, ibibios and efik......we dont have anything in common

The picture i posted of former governor akpabio, on a good day if you dont know him and he is dressed like that and that is his traditional dress, where will you think he is from? .....we dont have anything in common

The ekpo festival observed in some igbo communities was adopted from the efiks.........we dont have anything in common

Abiriba people of abia state share a mixture of igbo and ibibio ancestry same as Arochukwu and Aro ekot ekpene.......we dont have anything in common

Whats of religious pilgrimage to Arochukwu(which was like the Jerusalem of the old) observed by ijaw, ibibios, efiks and igbos? ..........we dont have anything in common.


its either you are not ibibio or you are plain ignorant of our history and culture?

Ohafia people also. They bear names like Inyang and Nya

YorubaMod:
If they like let them appoint obasanjo as the emergency governor, is not our business, we want the world to hear our own view, the governorship sit is no longer our concern and we don't care how they want to go about it...Oga if truly you are an Igbo man, i have one thing to tell you "DON'T BE A COWARD"....Simple

Who is this "we" you are talking about? Did IPOB consult my umunna or others in Igbo land before deciding? Or you think ndi igbo are like other tribes that one man can just proclaim anything and everybody bows?

We shall see...