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Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by ManirBK: 9:35am On Jul 08, 2023 |
Years after the approval and commencement of the Dry Inland Ports across the country, most of them are yet to operate optimally. The ports, LEADERSHIP Weekend findings reveal, lay waste in states and communities where billions of naira has been expended to provide facilities that are meant to aid exp orts. Investigations show that in many of these communities, the youth who were promised thousands of jobs still have their hopes high that these jobs will materialise. State governments in Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Borno, Plateau and Oyo made thousands of hectres of land available to the federal government but poor planning and a lack of coordination between the ministry of transport, successive state governments and relevant agencies have made the ports inoperable. The federal executive council had granted approval for the establishment of the Inland Dry Ports in March 2006 at six locations across the country namely Isiala- Ngwa- Abia State; Erunmu Ibadan – Oyo State; Heipang Jos – Plateau State; Funtua- Katsina State; Maiduguri – Borno State and Dala, Kano State. However, Kaduna Inland Dry Port Limited, which was not originally part of the six approved in 2006, was commissioned by the federal government in 2018 as the first port of origin for export and port of destination for import for hinterland and landlocked neighbouring countries with no sea ports like Niger Republic, Chad, among others. The Kaduna Dry Inland Port has been offering skeletal operations as non-completion of rail lines project to link the port is affecting the mass movement of containers from the seaports to the dry land, investigations revealed. Our correspondent who visited Kaduna Inland Dry Port located in Kakuri near Railway Station reports that only a few long trucks load goods from seaports and off load to the dry port per day. An official of the Kaduna Inland Dry Port who did not want his name mentioned explained: “In a day, only ten or fifteen trucks load from seaports in Lagos and bring goods in this port for onward movement to far northern states. We are not operating fully as it is supposed to be.” In a telephone interview with LEADERSHIP Weekend, the general manager of Kaduna Inland Dry Port, Rotimi Raimi-Hassan, lamented the lack of rail lines linking the dry port, saying it is the major challenge facing the dry inland port operations. The general manager identified other major challenges confronting the Kaduna dry inland port. He said, “Since we launched the Kaduna Dry Inland Port, we have been working perfectly well. Having said that, we have challenges like customs, railway among others we are facing. “On the issue of customs there is no customs template for ICDs to operate and government should look into it. On the railway issue, inland dry ports cannot work effectively without rail lines connecting to them.” Raimi-Hasaan said, “A dry port must have rail access from the seaport to dry port so that the transportation of moving goods from seaports to dry ports will be cheaper. There should be political will to back up dry port operations in the country. “We have about 600 direct and indirect staff and workers working in our port. We have from 300 to 350 containers of goods from seaports every month to our port here. We welcome the new administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and we appeal to him to look into inland dry ports challenges to reposition it.” The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El- Rufai had in 2017 during the final inspection of the Kaduna Inland Dry Port before the commissioning said the facility will boost the country’s export capacity by over $50billion annually. The port has the capacity to handle 29,000 tonnes of cargoes yearly and is estimated to generate about 5000 employment opportunities The general manager of the Dry Port had earlier said the port stands out as most suitable for international trade facilitation in the North. He said aside from being the first dry port in Nigeria, Kaduna Port stands out as the best in West Africa, with staff strength of persons having over three decades of maritime experience, matching knowledge with latest technology. According to him, the port is a solution provider that has blazed the trail for other dry ports in the country. In Plateau State, 17 years after the inauguration of the Jos Inland Container Depot (JICD), Heipang, in Barki Ladi local government area by former head of state, Gen Yakubu Gowon (rtd), the project is yet to commence operation in the state. Duncan Container Dry Port Limited, the concessionaire, was given a presidential approval for the construction of Jos Inland Dry Port in 2006. The JICD covers over 33.9 hectare of land provided for the JICD from 100 hectares acquired by the state government. When completed, it will create over 5000 jobs. The Jos Inland container depot, JICD, suffered a great setback in 2014 when the site was demolished by former Governor Jonah Jang’s administration in August 2014 before Duncan Maritime International commenced work again. In 2021, Plateau State government, under the leadership of immediate past governor, Simon Lalong, took over ownership of the Jos Inland Container Depot (ICD) from Duncan Maritime Ventures Nig. Ltd. The memorandum of agreement signifying the change in ownership was signed between the Plateau State government and Chief Godfrey Bawa, managing director of Duncan Ventures, at a cost of N2.2 billion based on its economic benefits. Speaking to our correspondent, Heipang youth leader, Chuwang Davou, said the presence of the depot will bring food to their tables, as a lot of youths will be engaged in the value chain. According to him, their landlords too will benefit, as most of the houses will be rented out for people coming to do business in Heipang and its surrounding communities. He pointed out that the value of their lands will appreciate and it will open up their villages to international communities and Heipang will be a hub where stakeholders in dry port business will converge. Davou appealed to the state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, to engage a qualified concessionaire with a view to completing the project because of the economic benefits to the people of North Central zone. Similarly, the federal government in February 2023 declared Funtua Inland Dry Port in Kastina State as a port of origin and final destination for import and export of cargoes. The port has not been in operation since its declaration as a port of origin and final destination for the import and export of cargoes in February this year by the then minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo. But a fact check by this paper on the facility revealed that it is lying dormant and is only used by some people to store their goods for some time, as efforts to reach director of the Port failed. The Funtua Dry Port was first established in March 2006 by the Federal Executive Council as container freight station and was later converted to an inland dry port and that this critical transport infrastructure is based on the strategic framework of build, owning, operating and transferring (BOOT). The state permanent secretary in the ministry of Commerce, Musa Sule, had recently said the state, as part of its contribution to the project, facilitated 16.2 hectares of land and also paid compensation to the land owners. He explained that the step was taken based on the conviction that when fully operational, the port will create employment for the immediate community and its environs, support the revenue base of the state and facilitate trade within and outside the country. Also, in August 2022, the federal government declared Dala Inland Dry Port, Kano, as port of origin for export of goods and final destination for goods brought into the country via the nation’s seaports. The then minister of Transportation, Engr. Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, while making the declaration in Kano on behalf of the federal government, disclosed that the project was part of federal government’s reform programme to promote efficient transportation, decongest the seaports and bring shipping and ports services closer to importers and exporters. Sambo said, “In today’s new global economy, speed to the markets with finished goods and lower shipping costs are the main drivers more than ever before. The Dala IDP will facilitate this and more.” On why the project was located in Kano, he said, “The importance of Kano State as the commercial capital of northern Nigeria with huge agricultural trade and export volume is well documented. “The State has a sizeable number of textile and agro-allied industries, assembly plants amongst others and several manufacturing industries. It is not only suited but most qualified”. He equally called on shipping companies, maritime practitioners, land-locked countries like Chad, Niger and other port users to take full advantage of the Dala IDP for import and export of their cargoes. But part of challenges hampering the full use of the dry ports is the lack of connection to rail systems. On linking the railway to the Port, the managing director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Engr Fidet Okhiria, said, “The Board of NRC has approved track access to anybody or company wishing to provide the infrastructure, that is the rolling stock to operate on the track which i hope Dala Inland Dry Port will tap in so that they can maximise the essence of having rail track into their premises”. Also, the general manager of the Kaduna Dry Inland Port harped on the need for incentives to be given to shippers to bring cargo to Kaduna instead of taking it to Lagos and other seaports in the south. He said, “Since 2018, we have not been able to commence full dry ports. Kaduna is the first full dry port, and others are still coming. There should be a process by which dry inland ports should operate. We need at least five locomotives and 100 wagons for us to operate. “The shipping companies should encourage shipping activities to thrive by sending their services to commence documentation processes for cargo destined for Kaduna Inland dry port by issuing true bill of lading. The essence of the dry port is to decongest the ports and bring shipping services to the internal shippers, this has not been done. “Most of our customers in the north, particularly in Kaduna and Kano, do ask the shipping lines that their cargos should be destined to Kaduna, but the shipping companies said the recognised ports are Apapa Port and Port Harcourt and they don’t recognise the dry inland port.” https://leadership.ng/billion-naira-dry-ports-lay-waste-in-kano-kaduna-plateau-katsina/ mynd44 oam4j lalasticlala seun nlfpmod 2 Likes |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by ManirBK: 9:36am On Jul 08, 2023 |
Recommendable observations 2 Likes |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by TheboyGhost(m): 9:37am On Jul 08, 2023 |
ManirBK: What is okay in the News? |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by PlayMaker14: 9:39am On Jul 08, 2023 |
Too long, no proper spacing. Kindly translate to Hausa please. I can't read this in English. 2 Likes |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by Ahmed0336(m): 9:41am On Jul 08, 2023 |
Op, you can do better by properly arranging this post. I can't come and kee myself |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by basilo101: 9:41am On Jul 08, 2023 |
Experts made it clear that Aba is the most viable inland dry port but clueless FG is busy wasting money on unviable places. 4 Likes
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Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by fuckingAyaya(m): 9:41am On Jul 08, 2023 |
Wetin concern Mallam with port? 5 Likes |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by geesilver(m): 10:02am On Jul 08, 2023 |
Come to Lagos, port Harcourt and Calabar na Aboki full Port office still yet their homeland dry port is not functional. 10 Likes |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by BloomingDale(f): 10:08am On Jul 08, 2023 |
geesilver: Southerners are conquered folks. That’s why I get annoyed when I hear them talking about submission. Imagine conquered fools telling you to submit to them as a woman. Na slap them dey eat for my hand to reconfigure their brains back to factory settings. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by geesilver(m): 10:11am On Jul 08, 2023 |
BloomingDale:That story is what this present government is trying to change, you can't have them in all our government settings to the level of like 1-5 in higher position is from a region. Who does that 4 Likes |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by basilo101: 10:38am On Jul 08, 2023 |
geesilver:So suddenly it's no longer Igbos hate the North? 5 Likes |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by ratiani6: 10:40am On Jul 08, 2023 |
Dey play. Use am for IDP people |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by geesilver(m): 10:58am On Jul 08, 2023 |
basilo101: Two different issues. Am talking about how these people practice nepotism even to the detriment of the country. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by Racoon(m): 11:02am On Jul 08, 2023 |
Meanwhile if we hear about the billions expended on this wasteful dry ports your ear will surely tingle. 1 Like |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by Unbiased1: 11:35am On Jul 08, 2023 |
The bigoted administration of Buhari wasted money building a dry port in Kaduna even when Kaduna was never part of the initial plan. Other dry ports where also built in the North while the ones in the South were abandoned. Now see how the dry ports in the North have turned out to be a collosal waste of money. A dry port in Aba would have been very viable but the federal government did not bother building any there despite Aba dry port being part of the initial project. That was the same way they abandoned the rail project in the east but preferred to build the one that will link to Niger. 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by IamAtikulate: 11:37am On Jul 08, 2023 |
They are waiting for Igbos nah 1 Like |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by mrvitalis(m): 11:40am On Jul 08, 2023 |
basilo101:Aba has no free trade zone Onitsha nnewi has no free trade zone Nigeria sit project based on emotions not economic viability It's sad 8 Likes |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by Adabestseason(m): 12:12pm On Jul 08, 2023 |
Dubious Agberos saw crude oil money from south-south to waste. 1 Like |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by Badb0y4lyf(m): 12:35pm On Jul 08, 2023 |
This are the type of project they want to use funds recovered form subsidy for. |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by CodeTemplar: 12:54pm On Jul 08, 2023 |
Yet we are all suffering the loan repayment that's in form of subsidy removal. Buhari did serious damage. We need a deliverer to undo what Buhari's deeds. |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by maticar: 1:03pm On Jul 08, 2023 |
This your copy and paste na wa |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by Nobody: 1:22pm On Jul 08, 2023 |
What about the oil exploration in lake chad they are helping ISWAP/BH build ? Another wasteful projects. I could remember when buhari entered the presidency, na body body language we dey hear until it turned to body odour. Make tinubu renewed hope don't turn to renewed ségé o. Make God help him build a strong country we all dream of. @op why are you lazy to do proper typesetting? Which Kain cut and join is this? 1 Like |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by helinues: 1:32pm On Jul 08, 2023 |
Copy copy no dey pass |
Re: Billion Naira Dry Ports Lay Waste In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina by nisai: 7:12am On Jul 09, 2023 |
BloomingDale:Na slap them dey eat for your hand?🤣🤣🤣 Since u love Northern men so much, let's find u a tall Fulani or Gere man with 13 inches long koboko with a big cap and hard balls laced with a very potent burantashi to satisfy and dig u into submission. 😂😂 |
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