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The Rivers State Government, South-South Nigeria, has called for the full utilisation of the Port Harcourt and Onne seaports, highlighting their potential to unlock jobs, attract investments, and drive industrial growth for both the state and the nation.

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara made this known when he received a delegation of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Board and Management, led by its Chairman, Adeyeye Clement, on a courtesy visit to Government House, Port Harcourt, the state capital.

He emphasised that seaports are essential to national development, pointing out that many prosperous nations have relied on world-class ports and airports to power their economies. He noted that despite Rivers State’s strategic advantage of hosting two major ports, its potential remains untapped.
Fubara explained that if Onne Port were operating at full capacity, the ripple effects on the surrounding areas, such as Eleme and Tai, would be transformative.

According to him, such a development would drive employment, stimulate manufacturing, expand clearing and forwarding services, and boost economic activity across the state.

The Governor maintained that maximising the ports would lower logistics costs, strengthen investor confidence, and attract industries that rely on proximity to export facilities. He added that the resulting growth would cut across job creation, business expansion, and increased tax revenues.
Fubara also pointed out that Rivers State enjoys a relatively peaceful environment, particularly under his administration, which has worked to foster stability and attract investments.

On infrastructure, the governor emphasised the need to upgrade federal roads leading to the ports, noting that their rehabilitation would ease traffic and enhance access for smoother economic activities.

While recognising that such roads fall under federal jurisdiction, he assured that his administration would complement federal efforts through improved traffic management and better regulation of truck drivers.

He further pledged to strengthen security in the port environment by facilitating the establishment of a police station within the facilities.

Fubara condemned the encroachment of port lands by private individuals, warning that such practices undermine future development.
He requested that the NPA provide comprehensive reports of such encroachment so the state government could intervene appropriately.

The Governor commended the NPA Board for engaging with the state government before embarking on intervention projects, noting that such collaboration would ensure sustainability and community acceptance.

He urged the Board to seize the current moment to revitalise the seaports so that they could become genuine engines of growth rather than neglected facilities.

In his remarks, Chairman of the Board, Adeyeye Clement, thanked Governor Fubara for his warm reception. Describing Nigeria’s littoral states as richly endowed with marine assets that can drive economic prosperity, he assured that the NPA Board was committed to optimising operations at the Port Harcourt and Onne ports.

SmartPolician:
Former Minister of Transport Chibuike Amaechi said that why the eastern ports (Onne, Calabar and Warri) are not fully utilized is due to the level of criminality (privacy) around those littoral cities 😀😀😀🙂🙂🙂

Given how much that man hated his own people after joining APC, I don't know whether to believe him or not 🙂🙂🙂

SeeWahala:
Awesome news 🤗 this will lead to a decongestion of the papa ports and largely a sizeable population of Lagos state as well

The Lagos reps and people should join with the rivers state people to push for this to pass through the Senate. It is ultimately to their advantage




Plus IT WILL HAVE NOTHING TO BENEFIT THE SOUTH EAST 🤡

SmartyPants:
You don't have the slightest modicum of comprehension of what was written up there. Because there is nothing at all that brings the National assembly into this matter in any way.

SeeWahala:
I didn't read it. I went with the headline .

And who cares who is concerned, let it just scale through and let the federal government support it that's my own 🤗

Coldspice:
GEJ was President for 6 full years and VP for 4 years. Started 2nd Niger bridge, upgraded Eastern airports, etc. Mention a single thing he did for his people in the SS.

It was you Ibos who choked him and didn't allow him be of benefit to the SS.
He said it openly that Igbos are the pillars of his administration.

tunjijones:
I thought Igbos said that the onne port is not functioning at all.

Ngwamankilyou2:
And who owns south south your imaginary nightmare.

KillerOfCrackas:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://von.gov.ng/rivers-state-government-seeks-full-utilisation-of-seaports/&ved=2ahUKEwjXrb3cz-6PAxXcxQIHHXECGA84ChDF9AEoAHoECA8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2rXMAjaA8j3Y4vzr5BNWqe

AgubataAkokwa:
wasterners wont like this news, they want lagos to be the only state with a prot

Coldspice:
GEJ was President for 6 full years and VP for 4 years. Started 2nd Niger bridge, upgraded Eastern airports, etc. Mention a single thing he did for his people in the SS.

It was you Ibos who choked him and didn't allow him be of benefit to the SS.
He said it openly that Igbos are the pillars of his administration.

Coldspice:
GEJ was President for 6 full years and VP for 4 years. Started 2nd Niger bridge, upgraded Eastern airports, etc. Mention a single thing he did for his people in the SS.

It was you Ibos who choked him and didn't allow him be of benefit to the SS.
He said it openly that Igbos are the pillars of his administration.

SmartPolician:
Former Minister of Transport Chibuike Amaechi said that why the eastern ports (Onne, Calabar and Warri) are not fully utilized is due to the level of criminality (privacy) around those littoral cities 😀😀😀🙂🙂🙂

Given how much that man hated his own people after joining APC, I don't know whether to believe him or not 🙂🙂🙂

Cantonese:
Shay Shay Shay Shay Shay shame!!

If GEJ was the President for 6 full years and VP for 4 years by your calculation, it means that Buhari was the President starting from 2017 and served for six years. In all, GEJ was the President and vice for 10 years. Or perhaps he was the VP and President from 2005 until 2015. Maybe there was no Yaradua and OBJ's tenure was shortened by two years. Or maybe he served from 2007 until 2017.

By your tribal logic, GEJ left his Bayelsa state and specifically Otuoke, his community, to build the then uncompleted second Niger bridge, that was designed to serve people of the SE and your people, in the SS. If that bridge was for the SE only, tell us which route you prepared for people of Akwa Ibom and Cross Rivers states. Mayve by your calculation and hatred, the people of Akwa Ibom and Cross Rivers states swim across the rivers, or fly as witches and wizards across.

To you, it was the same Igbos who made GEJ face development in the north, rather than face his own people. Perhaps the Igbos made him fail to fix Otuoke, his own hometown. Maybe you forgot that his name is synonymous with the Igbos and you failed to reckon that the Igbos gave him their votes twice to keep him there. Why not carry your story to the northerners and your fellow SS people, who rather than vote for him, chose Buhari?

SeeWahala:
Awesome news 🤗 this will lead to a decongestion of the papa ports and largely a sizeable population of Lagos state as well

The Lagos reps and people should join with the rivers state people to push for this to pass through the Senate. It is ultimately to their advantage




Plus IT WILL HAVE NOTHING TO BENEFIT THE SOUTH EAST 🤡