₦airaland Forum

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Its a gradual process that will be executed in phases. Akwa Ibom State is not exactly penny pinching state. so overtime they can fund a substantial part of the project. all the state needs if the FEC to approve and release its part of funding. and the rest will be taken care of.

Just like they did for the state airport started with the basics Runway and a temporary terminal.once aircraft started landing, they are now focused in expanding the airport with a parrallel runway/taxiway, an new and bigger terminal building which are under construction and an MRO which the building itself has been completed.

The same principle will be used for the seaport which is building the basic part, building the deep sea component for seagoing vessels start berthing over time the other additions will be made.
Trust me i have seen the planning for this port barring any sudden twist in the political climate in the country this port will be built. the only thing that can slow this project down is If GEJ is not elected in 2015 which is highly unlikely.

Ibaka deep seaport is the answer to the viability of all the eastern ports those that are opposing it know this for sure. because once ibaka is onstream Calabar, warri, portharcourt, onitsha will all use it as their trans-shipment point, where very large vessels that presently do not visit any ports in Nigeria, because of their size and the limitation of our existing ports to handle their bulk and size can bring goods for all those port in one trip and they will break the bulk at ibaka and move them to their respective end ports thereby making then viable, because issues like dredging or not enough cargo will be will be eliminated as shippers can use smaller ship and even barges to float their containers to any desired end port no matter how shallow the water draft, A transshipment point as Ibaka deepseaport will make all our existing riverport and new one viable for business. Jetties can be built in all our inland waterways, and they will all be viable because of a major feeder port at Ibaka.

I don't support this idea.
Every city suppose have independent port rather than this transshipment you're saying here
Nigeria is not an island, so it is better to offload container from the ship to the ground then move it with mack truck rather than you to transfer it to another slow movement(ship) to get to another location before you will finally make use of truck.
Its either they built independent port for cities that worthy it or they save the money for that decisive project for charity homes.



Egyptians army are building their second canal(man made water that can entertain all seizes of cargo ship) while Nigerians are still doubting the power strength of technology.