…To concession Onitsha Port

By Jimoh Babatunde & Godfrey Bivbere

THE Federal Government, yesterday, pledged to complete the river ports located at Baro in Niger State, Lokoja in Kogi State and Oguta in Imo State, which have been abandoned for about a decade before the end of 2019.

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, gave the assurance in Lagos, at the 2017 National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) International Conference and Exhibition, adding that budgetary appropriations have been made to ensure the completion of the projects.

He urged the private sector to maximally utilise the network of rivers, creeks, lagoons and lakes in the country, even as he tasked NIWA management to procure bigger dredgers in order for the agency to perform better in its operations.

His words: “Adequate budgetary appropriations have been made to ensure the completion of the Baro, Lokoja and Oguta River Ports within the lifespan of this administration. I am pleased to confirm that we have recorded tremendous progress on the concessioning of Onitsha River Port and we are very hopeful that the process of concessioning of the port will be completed before the end on the year.

I am happy to announce that NIWA, especially under its new leadership, has been able to look inward and through their in-house engineers, have commenced the maintenance dredging of the Ajaokuta to Onitsha channels of River Niger; and this will save the country huge sums of money. Thus I implore NIWA to procure bigger dredgers that have bigger capacity to perform better than they are doing presently.”

In his remarks, Managing Director of NIWA, Boss Mustapha, stated that the agency is focused on developing inland ports for cargo handling and passenger operations in order to create connectivity for multimodal transport linkages (Road-Rail-Waterways-Sea).

“One of the focuses of this conference is to encourage government and stakeholders to strengthen the desired machinery towards deriving the benefits of investments in Coastal and Inland Shipping Operations on the Nigerian waterways.

The Onitsha port that is fully equipped and was commissioned in January 2013 has now received ministerial approval for the advert for Expression of Interest (EoI) to be published. We are also scheduled to complete the construction and installation of cargo handling equipment at the Baro port, Lokoja port, Oguta port and a number of jetties and landing platforms in many communities along the waterways this year,” he stated.

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/fg-complete-abandoned-river-ports-projects-2019-amaechi/

Only thing I found interesting was the Onitsha concessioning later this year.

I just like Ameachi for nothing!!!! Remembering his home is a welcome development, any leader who fail to develop his/her home and develop else where is a FOOLLLLLLLLLL...


Some re calling me names here, when it is obvious they re brain dead.. IMO and Onitsha are part of where? these states re from the south, before u say east I know what I'm saying!!!

Irrespective of what they say, this will still be the administration that will achieved more

lol


they have already started campaign


chai. this might be the most useless government ever when they are done, cause they cant point to any achievement

They want to wait until 2019 so they can use it as a bargaining chip for the election

Booked

How will it reduce the price of garri and bag of rice for the common man?

Sadly, Onitsha concession later this year. It is well.

I

Government of "To". My mind tells, all na wash.

that's good..

Give that one to them. Gej should have done it.

Qmerit:
I just like Ameachi for nothing!!!! Remembering is home is a welcome development, any leader who fails to develop his/her home and develop else where is a FOOLLLLLLLLLL

River ports not River state, none of those port is in River state.

Good

Let it be as you have said o
because to change mouth no dey hard una

Nice

Qmerit:
I just like Ameachi for nothing!!!! Remembering his home is a welcome development, any leader who fail to develop his/her home and develop else where is a FOOLLLLLLLLLL

This one clearly didn't read the post before talking trash
Guy go plug your brain

bamosagie:


River ports not River state, none of those port is in River state.

My bros Nigeria is divided into two mjorly: North and South, Onitcha is part of Where?

So that they'll start it with the promise of completing if after been re-elected abi?

Niger youth una still dey slp while una allow this same pliticians who started politics as a young and vibrant mofos to deny una sense of belonging abi?


We Nigerians are sick and tired of your dirty politics we no longer want to play bojuboju with anymore it's better not to start it @all than t start it and abandon it .




Youths abeg make una wake up this guys don sabotage our future and the future of our unborn children

Qmerit:
I just like Ameachi for nothing!!!! Remembering his home is a welcome development, any leader who fail to develop his/her home and develop else where is a FOOLLLLLLLLLL

Mind u, river port is not located in River state

Blue3k:


Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/fg-complete-abandoned-river-ports-projects-2019-amaechi/

hahaha, trying very hard to deceive the zombies in zoogeria to get their votes again for another decade of chain instead of positive Change

really

Mr. Amaechi what about the ports in Onne and Port Harcourt in Rivers state.

Charity begins at home.

To To Government

Stupid political talk. Everyday APC government will come out with one promise or the other without fulfilling anyone. I am very sorry for any body that will believe this decit promise .

APC = All Promise Cancel

SMH!

2019 campaign strategy has begun when they've not fulfilled the ones they promised to get to power.


When will the Rivers State monorail be completed?

Nigeria's problems was, is and will always be bad leaders.

This man is a clown.
Why wait till 2019?

UltimatedeBest:


Mind u, river port is not located in River state

Yes, I read it well IMO and Onitcha re there and they re part of South.