₦airaland Forum

franchasofficia:
Some nations turn their rivers to vessel carrying water, it's all about investing to dredge and expand it to go deeper enough to carry large or medium sized vessels as the case maybe.


And there is United Nations charter that compels all nations to allow other nations access and passage through their waterways to access the sea if need be.


Southeast is not landlocked, those are statements made by uninformed, primitive haters

You guys like comparing apples to oranges, nations dredging their rivers that has international channels or intercontinental routes and those nations are being paid when international vessels berth on it. The rivers in Nigeria are all inland channels, they can only serve as a feeder to the seaports. We have enough seaports to service our economy, river ports like Onitsha port can take a backseat.

Tinubu developing obi's Onitsha. What God can not do, does not exist!

If not that the powers that be don't want anything good to come out of eastern region,why will ph,calaba,warri,oron,Koko, sapele,onicha, and warri port not work at full speed.Why building more ports in lagos when we can revive the existing ones.Maybe total separation will solve all this.

AngelSlay:
While the vision for Onitsha River Port is promising, proper dredging alone won’t guarantee a year-round, thriving commercial hub. Inland waterway transport in Nigeria has long faced challenges beyond infrastructure—such as inconsistent policy implementation, bureaucratic bottlenecks, security concerns along river routes, and inadequate integration with road and rail networks.

Yes, the demand exists, but without a coordinated approach that addresses these systemic issues, the port risks becoming an underutilized asset like several other government-led projects. Instead of focusing solely on dredging and physical infrastructure, the priority should be building a sustainable operational framework—clear regulations, private sector incentives, and security guarantees—that ensures the port’s long-term viability and competitiveness.

Use your brain to participate in discussion s here and stop copying straight from CHATGPT, it's intellectual laziness

Putindbutt:
You guys like comparing apples to oranges, nations dredging their rivers that has international channels or intercontinental route and this nations are being paid when international vessel berth on it. The rivers in Nigeria are all inland channels, they can only serve as a feeder to the seaports. We have enough seaports to services our economy, river ports like Onitsha port can take a backseat.

You are very correct.


At least you sound informed and knowledgeable enough to engage in a meaningful conversation.

I am not really saying Nigerian government should embark on the costly project of dredging the River Niger to enable it carry large vessels, no, Nigeria of today don't even have such money to start with.

I am only using this opportunity to correct those that believe that Southeast is landlocked and wont have access to sea to own a seaport should Nigeria divide and they become a separate country.


Southeast is not landlocked.

Through Rivers Niger and Imo River and one other river in one Anambra community, Southeast can have full access to sea to enable international cargo vessels sail.


All that is required is a huge investment to dredge the rivers and deepen their depth to be able to carry large or medium size international vessels, which will be done if Southeast becomes an independent nation at any time because they won't have any other option but to invest and get it done for their economic and trade survival.


Another primitive fellow that claim to be an Ijaw agitator made a statement that any ship sailing to Onitsha port will still pass through Ijaw waterways, which was an indirect mocking of Southeasterners which he is always fond of, so I also tried to educate him to understand that United Nations have a law or what we call UN charter that compels all nations to allow other nations access to sea for commercial purposes. They can only restrict their waterways if there is war and if war breaks out, they will be forced through military operations to open it, the question then becomes who is stronger to bend to the other?


I also made him realize that the ships that come from China, etc to Portharcourt port, Lagos Tincan or Apapa ports didn't fly from China and drop at Apapa or Portharcourt ports, they passed through other nation's territorial waterways and canals too.


Those are my points anyway

Mrexcell:
The politics of making only lagos ports to function effectively in nigeria might not be a general yoruba agenda but no sensible person will deny the fact that there's actually a deliberate systematic agenda to frustrate other ports in the south east and south south from functioning to their maximum capacity over the years by yorubas that runs lagos. Only a peter obi presidency will expose this age long agenda for all to clearly see.

All those states needs is permission and authorization from the FG..

Lagos state government is building a new Lekki seaport and a Lekki new airport.

Dangote wants to build a new seaport in Ogun state and all he needed was permission and authorization from the FG..

no one is stopping any state from building new international airports or seaports...

but you guys don't want to hold your state goverments accountable because you guys can easily relocate to the SW instead of putting pressure on your state governor and senators..

you non-Yorubas are in the SW due to Yoruba buying and spending power and not because of the lies called favoritism.. there is nothing forcing non-Yorubas to stay in Lagos except an imaginary lie that Lagos state is favored...

Mrexcell:
What about the federal govt that's building railway to a desert in niger republic and even recently approved a #1.5t internal railway system in Kano state what's the federal govt generating from this region for it to deserve billions of dollars to be invested there compared to a 2 -3 years regular dredging of the river niger that will not only serve the Onitsha port but also ports in kogi and niger state?

During GEJ's presidency, crude oil prices was at its highest and the naira had better value then and there were many SE and SS people in GEJ's government so why didn't your SE and SS politicians build up all the seaports and airports in the SE and SS

even now, your wealthy people and governors can bring money together and build anything that they want to build in the SE and SS..

codemaniacs:
All those states needs is permission and authorization from the FG..

Lagos state government is building a new Lekki seaport and a Lekki new airport.

Dangote wants to build a new seaport in Ogun state and all he needed was permission and authorization from the FG..

no one is stopping any state from building new international airports or seaports...

but you guys don't want to hold your state goverments accountable because you guys can easily relocate to the SW instead of putting pressure on your state governor and senators..

you non-Yorubas are in the SW due to Yoruba buying and spending power and not because of the lies called favoritism.. there is nothing forcing non-Yorubas to stay in Lagos except an imaginary lie that Lagos state is favored...

The cost implications of building an international seaport in Onitsha will be like quadruple of that needed to construct one at Ibeju Lekki Lagos, and you know why? Because of the enormous dredging project that needs to be done to widen and deepen the River Niger waterways to enable it carry large international cargo vessels. Such investment is beyond the capability of a small state like Anambra. It wont even be easy for richer states collecting huge federal allocations and IGR like Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Lagos and Delta.


Only a federal government can carry out such massive project, and possibly through foreign loan or PPP.


Such project can only be embarked on if by any means Nigeria divides and Southeast becomes an independent country, by that time, the Southeast federal or central government won't have any other option than to embark on the project for their nation's economic and trade survival.

PHIPEX:
You are already convulsing. Tell me the insensitivity you are referring to here that is different from the insensitivity of every Nigerian leaders across the country? Tell me the regions today that is better than the East, I mean region so don't mention Lagos. Tell me whose insensitivity is causing the congestions at Apapa port?

You are already looking for reasons to hide your hate for any good news from the East

South West is better than the South East even when we remove Lagos,sir.




Now to the Onitsha port,I am happy for my Igbo brothers.The only snag is that Onitsha Port needs consistent periodical dredging of the River Niger which will gulp billion of dollars and will also affect the fishing activities of the neighboring region.
Dredging can disrupt fish habitats, reduce fish populations, and affect the overall health of the ecosystem. The process can create turbidity, which affects water quality and can harm fish, and also remove or bury fish spawning grounds and food sources.
A cost of preference has to be done here and certainly,to use Onne Port,which is closer, becomes the more viable option.

codemaniacs:
All those states needs is permission and authorization from the FG..

Lagos state government is building a new Lekki seaport and a Lekki new airport.

Dangote wants to build a new seaport in Ogun state and all he needed was permission and authorization from the FG..

no one is stopping any state from building new international airports or seaports...

but you guys don't want to hold your state goverments accountable because you guys can easily relocate to the SW instead of putting pressure on your state governor and senators..

you non-Yorubas are in the SW due to Yoruba buying and spending power and not because of the lies called favoritism.. there is nothing forcing non-Yorubas to stay in Lagos except an imaginary lie that Lagos state is favored...

Lagos has always benefited massively from the federal govt no one can despute that fact the massive development lagos has witnessed over the years was made possible by niger delta oil money only ingrates will be denying this obviously fact. It's just like abuja indigenes denying the billions of dollars the federal govt has pumped into abuja to make it what it is today. Without federal govt billions lagos would have been just like any other state in the sw.

franchasofficia:
The cost implications of building an international seaport in Onitsha will be like quadruple of that needed to construct one at Ibeju Lekki Lagos, and you know why? Because of the enormous dredging project that needs to be done to widen and deepen the River Niger waterways to enable it carry large international cargo vessels. Such investment is beyond the capability of a small state like Anambra. It wont even be easy for richer states collecting huge federal allocations and IGR like Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Lagos and Delta.


Only a federal government can carry out such massive project, and possibly through foreign loan or PPP.


Such project can only be embarked on if by any means Nigeria divides and Southeast becomes an independent country, by that time, the Southeast federal or central government won't have any other option than to embark on the project for their nation's economic and trade survival.

You are making excuses..

Anambra can partner other South East states to fund and build a seaport..

or Anambra can partner Rivers State and other South East states to build railway connecting the SE to the 2 ports in Rivers state.

Topbrass:
Abeg which one be good river and bad river. Expecting a response please. 40 characters

Bad rivers are rivers that cannot carry large cargo, they can carry boats but not large ships transporting heavy goods. This is either because the waters are too shallow (in this case it is shallow during dry seasons), or the water has unpredictable currents which could easily crash a ship.

China, USA and Britain have good rivers, historically the only African country that had a 'manageable' river before the discovery of Lagos was Egypt with its River Nile, and you'll see that Egypt was very advanced compared to most African nations historically.

Hemanwel:
Did I just see or hear Onitsha Port? So, where now is the landlockedness of the SE, a farce that has been peddled for far too long by Rhino O'Monkey due to his hatred for the region?

Riverport, not seaport.

PHIPEX:
Lol, first barge in 2025 is coming in August. Nigeria and Nigerians are a special specie who knows what is right but will never do it. over 10years after this port was commissioned by Jonathan, the APC gang has not allowed it to breath

The Ronus want them to go back to the East but will never relinquish their money flowing through Apapa port or Lagos International airport. They will rather see Nigeria go down than decongest Apapa port and decentralise the inflow of cargo and passengers from Lagos to other regions

Why wailing again? You're now free to use barges to move your containers from Onne or PHC seaport to to onitsha riverport. No more excuses.

franchasofficia:
You are very correct.


At least you sound informed and knowledgeable enough to engage in a meaningful conversation.

I am not really saying Nigerian government should embark on the costly project of dredging the River Niger to enable it carry large vessels, no, Nigeria of today don't even have such money to start with.

I am only using this opportunity to correct those that believe that Southeast is landlocked and wont have access to sea to own a seaport should Nigeria divide and they become a separate country.


Southeast is not landlocked.

Through Rivers Niger and Imo River and one other river in one Anambra community, Southeast can have full access to sea to enable international cargo vessels sail.


All that is required is a huge investment to dredge the rivers and deepen their depth to be able to carry large or medium size international vessels, which will be done if Southeast becomes an independent nation at any time because they won't have any other option but to invest and get it done for their economic and trade survival.


Another primitive fellow that claim to be an Ijaw agitator made a statement that any ship sailing to Onitsha port will still pass through Ijaw waterways, which was an indirect mocking of Southeasterners which he is always fond of, so I also tried to educate him to understand that United Nations have a law or what we call UN charter that compels all nations to allow other nations access to sea for commercial purposes. They can only restrict their waterways if there is war and if war breaks out, they will be forced through military operations to open it, the question then becomes who is stronger to bend to the other?


I also made him realize that the ships that come from China, etc to Portharcourt port, Lagos Tincan or Apapa ports didn't fly from China and drop at Apapa or Portharcourt ports, they passed through other nation's territorial waterways and canals too.


Those are my points anyway

SE is landlocked, the rest up there is a load of trash.

codemaniacs:
You are making excuses..

Anambra can partner other South East states to fund and build a seaport..

or Anambra can partner Rivers State and other South East states to build railway connecting the SE to the 2 ports in Rivers state.

You have a point in Anambra partnering with other Southeast states to build the seaport at Onitsha if the other Southeast Governors agree.


You think it's easy for two state Governors to agree on such projects they believe would benefit the other state more?

You think Ogun state and Lagos or Oyo state can agree to such? Then you re dreaming.


It can only be done by a central government not two states agreeing.


Such can only be done by a central government of Nigeria or Biafra if it comes to existence not two states agreeing to do it whereby other states will see it as helping Anambra state develop more than them. You should know this.


This is Nigeria not Europe or Asia or America.

Putindbutt:
SE is landlocked, the rest up there is a load of trash.

Agreed so that you can rest in peace, you won

Hemanwel:
Did I just see or hear Onitsha Port? So, where now is the landlockedness of the SE, a farce that has been peddled for far too long by Rhino O'Monkey due to his hatred for the region?

It's a river port & not sea port. Hope u know the difference?

Guyman02:
Use your brain to participate in discussion s here and stop copying straight from CHATGPT, it's intellectual laziness

😂 My brain has more processing power than your assumptions. I’m here participating — if it sounds smart, that’s because it is, not because it’s copy-paste.

Mrexcell:
Lagos has always benefited massively from the federal govt no one can despute that fact the massive development lagos has witnessed over the years was made possible by niger delta oil money only ingrates will be denying this obviously fact. It's just like abuja indigenes denying the billions of dollars the federal govt has pumped into abuja to make it what it is today. Without federal govt billions lagos would have been just like any other state in the sw.

lagos has always been the economic capital of Yoruba people even before the demonic bri:tish people came to Nigeria.

England did not build primary schools, secondary schools, universities, health centers, hospitals, stadiums, technical institutes, vocation centers, maternity hospitals, pediatric hospitals, sports centers, housing estates, roads e.t.c. all over Nigeria between 1830 and 1960 and after..

they took the billions they made from Nigeria and other places they colonized and used it to build England they did not use it to build Nigeria and the other places they colonized. So foreigners and non-Yorubas did not add or bring anything to lagos.

lagos is the commercial center of the Yorubas not of Nigeria and it is as a result of Yorubas concentrating their wealth there.

It has nothing to do with colonial influence, government influence, Foreigners.

During the colonial government only a part of lagos island was the capital and only white people and Nigerian colonial government workers were allowed there.

The rest of lagos was filled with dirt roads, forests, and underdevelopment. No University in lagos, no teaching hospitals, no housing estates built by the British, no pipe borne water.

Yorubas are reaping the benefits of Yoruba wealth concentration.

Yorubas alone made lagos what it is today..

Putindbutt:
No sensible Govt will dare dredge River Niger, people of NC ply their trade in fishing and you think dredging the river won't affect their trade and livelihood?. That's why no Govt will ever dredge it. That aside, the financial wastage on such venture, no Govt can afford its consistent dredging. If Onitsha port is too shallow, use Onne port.

Dude dredging of river channels has no effect on fishing. Please look for another scope.

franchasofficia:
You have a point in Anambra partnering with other Southeast states to build the seaport at Onitsha if the other Southeast Governors agree.


You think it's easy for two state Governors to agree on such projects they believe would benefit the other state more?

You think Ogun state and Lagos or Oyo state can agree to such? Then you re dreaming.


It can only be done by a central government not two states agreeing.


Such can only be done by a central government of Nigeria or Biafra if it comes to existence not two states agreeing to do it whereby other states will see it as helping Anambra state develop more than them. You should know this.


This is Nigeria not Europe or Asia or America.

it is very easy for 2 state governors of the same tribe to agree on projects..

SW states have always partnered with each other to improve certain things. Lagos has bought lands in Ogun and Oyo for agriculture.

stop making excuses..

Dreal1247:
The gospel truth is that the major problem facing the South Eastern part of Nigeria is the insensitivity of some miscreants from the region. Some of them are more destructive than the Fulani herdsmen. And are hiding behind Fulani herdsmen to cause damage to the people of the region.
The Port is a welcome development, but it will be more beautiful when they have a favourable and conducive environment for maximum performance and results

The east is safer than your region, mate.

I dare you to POST ten years data of your choice bro.

Putindbutt:
It is a river port, it takes barges and smaller vessels t berth. It is several kilometers far off access to the sea.

Yes, but it still has access to the sea through badges

Hemanwel:
Did I just see or hear Onitsha Port? So, where now is the landlockedness of the SE, a farce that has been peddled for far too long by Rhino O'Monkey due to his hatred for the region?

And 17 human beings liked your post!
I give up.

Grab a map my friend!

codemaniacs:
lagos has always been the economic capital of Yoruba people even before the demonic bri:tish people came to Nigeria.

England did not build primary schools, secondary schools, universities, health centers, hospitals, stadiums, technical institutes, vocation centers, maternity hospitals, pediatric hospitals, sports centers, housing estates, roads e.t.c. all over Nigeria between 1830 and 1960 and after..

they took the billions they made from Nigeria and other places they colonized and used it to build England they did not use it to build Nigeria and the other places they colonized. So foreigners and non-Yorubas did not add or bring anything to lagos.

lagos is the commercial center of the Yorubas not of Nigeria and it is as a result of Yorubas concentrating their wealth there.

It has nothing to do with colonial influence, government influence, Foreigners.

During the colonial government only a part of lagos island was the capital and only white people and Nigerian colonial government workers were allowed there.

The rest if lagos was filled with dirt roads, forests, and underdevelopment. No University in lagos, no teaching hospitals, no housing estates built by the British, no pipe borne water.

Yorubas are reaping the benefits of Yoruba wealth concentration.

Yorubas alone made lagos what it is today..

Not entirely true yes I do agree with u that lagos do have some leverage because of the ports activities and it's strategic location but denying that the British and the nigerian govt didn't add any significant infrastructural development to lagos is completely pure fallacy. Everyone already knows some of the landmark mega infrastructures we currently see today like the third mainland bridge, murthala Muhammad international airport, federal highways and so many others were all built by the federal govt with niger delta oil money.

gidgiddy:
Yes, but it still has access to the sea through badges

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You go school at all?

Putindbutt:
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You go school at all?

No, those containers on badges fell down from the sky

Lying Government. Belief that Coke sniffer at your peril. Since when did we start bi lateral relations with Alaska of the United States? Not even China. I await to see 20 more Cargo ships in a month

Borrow2222:
https://punchng.com/onitsha-port-welcomes-first-barge-of-2025-season/

We all know that the dredging contract was given to some persons during the PGEJ administration but it was just business as usual. I don't know of administrations before then !!!!!


There are certain projects in the entire Eastern region should be done by them as JV and they can share revenue if any arising from such.


If the FG don't want to dredge the river then I think a private person can do it and sell off the sand. They should not collect any tax from the individual.