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Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by omongbatl: 6:09am On Dec 23, 2010 |
‘River Niger Dredging Nears Completion’ From Dele Ogbodo in Abuja , 12.22.2010 Fct Minister of Transport, Mr. Yusuf Suleiman, yesterday stated that the dredging of the lower River Niger which started in September last year from Warri in Delta State to Baro in Niger State is nearly 100 percent complete. He said what is left is for the Federal Government to commence operationalisation of the dredged channels along the river. The minister therefore called on investors to take advantage of the newly dredged channel by investing in it. According to him, the completion of the dredged channel will take some pressure off the roads so that people can now begin to use the river for movement of goods and services. The minister spoke to journalists in Onitsha after a four -hour boat ride from Lokoja in Kogi State to Onitsha in Anambra State. Expressing satisfaction at the timely completion of the project, Suleiman said: "Now let me say something, first of all because there have been cries from many quarters that we have stopped work on the dredging of the River Niger. I want to confirm to all of you present who rode on the boat with me from Lokoja to Onitsha here that we have almost concluded the dredging of the River Niger." He said the Federal Government has almost 95 percent to 100 percent completed the project right from Lots 1 to 5. Suleiman stated: "I’m glad to say that the boat with which we traveled today had a depth of about 2 metres and the required dredged channels is about 2.5 metres,” adding that “if the boat can do that from Lokoja down to Onitsha it is a clear testimony that the dredging is almost over.” The minister urged the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to aggressively embark on the marketing of the investment opportunities on the channels of the lower River Niger which has a length of 575 kilometres spanning eight states across the nation. He said: "What I want to do and what I want to say is this: that we have finished the dredging is one thing and for the general public, particularly the traders, the shippers here in Onistha, to put it to use is another thing." Suleiman called on importers of goods into Nigeria through all the entry points either in Apapa or Tin Can Island port in Lagos or at Onne port, Calabar or Warri, adding that it is much easier, safer, cheaper and better for the nation if they use the dredged channels along the River Niger. He added that the channels could be used to ferry up to 1,000 tons of vessels or tankers dealing in petroleum products. He urged Nigerians to wake up and insist on petroleum products marketing companies to make use of the dredged channels, instead of heavy duty trailers, so as to take the pressure off the roads and reduce the damage done to them. According to him, with the dredging of the lower River Niger from Warri to Lokoja, the waterways are cheaper, faster and more secure, especially with the patrol of the channels by the Nigeria Police and the Nigerian Navy. He added that the Onitsha port, which is also at the completion stage, will boost the business activities in the area, pointing out that the commencement of the use of the ports will not only reduce cost in business but also reduce the pressures in the neighbouring ports around the nation. "This is a huge opportunity provided by the huge investment by government in developing the port for commercial activities," he said. He said government has provided facilities to stimulate economic growth in the area while it is now left for the people to rise to the occasion by making use of the infrastructure provided in the area. |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by chyz(m): 6:17am On Dec 23, 2010 |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by EzeUche0(m): 6:21am On Dec 23, 2010 |
Another step in the right direction. The East is moving along. |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by aljharem11(m): 6:22am On Dec 23, 2010 |
this is good for our people well done jonathan ![]() |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by oyinda3(f): 6:23am On Dec 23, 2010 |
good news |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by EzeUche0(m): 6:24am On Dec 23, 2010 |
Igbos come home. Leave the North, leave the South-West. The East beckons. Enugu International Airport is complete Onitsha Port is almost completed. This is all we need. |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by mensdept: 6:24am On Dec 23, 2010 |
So what does all this mean? |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by chyz(m): 6:26am On Dec 23, 2010 |
mens dept: It means we dey decamp back for East. ![]() |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by Musiwa13: 6:27am On Dec 23, 2010 |
no ship would go there, it is just a aste of money. how many ship visit calabar port . |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by omongbatl: 6:27am On Dec 23, 2010 |
EzeUche0: Not yet |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by EzeUche0(m): 6:28am On Dec 23, 2010 |
Musiwa, We IGBOS dictate business. If Igbos are not in Lagos, business would dry up. Onitsha is in Igboland. You understand what that means? |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by mensdept: 6:30am On Dec 23, 2010 |
chyz: Are you sure? Is it just talk? Based on what I've seen about Enugu Airport, it looks nothing like the one in Lagos and Abuja. So this so-called completion of southern ports doesnt really seem motivating. I could be wrong |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by oyinda3(f): 6:30am On Dec 23, 2010 |
wow this actually really sounds cool. good for Nigeria!! we'll have another lagos in onitsha. |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by chyz(m): 6:33am On Dec 23, 2010 |
mens dept: That is not the whole enugu airport that you saw in the pic.Also, it has international status but has only completed phase 1 of the project.Phase 2 is due to be completed in june of next year. |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by mensdept: 6:34am On Dec 23, 2010 |
^^^^^ I hope so O' That pix looked like one kind village airstrip |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by Nobody: 6:40am On Dec 23, 2010 |
mens dept:hehehe. @post Good news. Time for the almajiris to also decamp to the east. Another pilgrimage. |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by chyz(m): 6:42am On Dec 23, 2010 |
mens dept: I know lol. I will post the u the article to confirm what i said. |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by chyz(m): 6:44am On Dec 23, 2010 |
Ileke-IdI: so they can starve. They know we are republican in the east.if you don't work or you aint gettin sh*t lol. |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by EzeUche0(m): 6:45am On Dec 23, 2010 |
Almajiri do not give Igboland problem. No wahala from them. Dey are welcomed to provide cheap labor for Igbo overlords. |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by mensdept: 6:47am On Dec 23, 2010 |
chyz: I dey wait |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by Nobody: 6:47am On Dec 23, 2010 |
chyz: You no fit. won bi yin da be [I know you understand yoruba]. we will help them pack to the East. Not only that, even the SW go come chop. EzeUche0: keep quiet when your elders are talking. |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by oyinda3(f): 6:48am On Dec 23, 2010 |
EzeUche0: even with disability such as blindness and amputations? what about the children. u talking about child labor? ![]() we already have a lagos in the SW, abuja in the North. It will be great to see a big city in the SE. that would be perfect. jokes aside |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by aljharem11(m): 6:48am On Dec 23, 2010 |
EzeUche0: and what is the meaning of this ![]() ![]() what overlord,,,,,,,,, kai kai kai ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() we northerners don suffer ![]() |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by EzeUche0(m): 6:49am On Dec 23, 2010 |
They shall all be put to use. Not a body be spared. Labor is labor. You beg u starve in the East. If they do not like it, there is always Yorubaland ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by omongbatl: 6:52am On Dec 23, 2010 |
oyinda.: I love that line of thought. P.H., though not exactly in the SE, is a fitting big city just steps away from the SE. The SE proper will get there too. Patience. |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by mensdept: 6:52am On Dec 23, 2010 |
EzeUche0: Let the SE first get these projects completed before you start on "they shall be put to use" I beg. Na minister of transport be Igbo? |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by Nobody: 6:53am On Dec 23, 2010 |
alj harem1: You have not suffered, You guys will prosper anywhere, esp the SE. |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by aljharem11(m): 6:54am On Dec 23, 2010 |
EzeUche0: i think u are actually on some sort of drug what work i ask,,,,what work ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by EzeUche0(m): 6:56am On Dec 23, 2010 |
Work is work. U should be happy we Igbos are kind to accept all workers. If you have a body, u can be worked. If dey have no arm, dey can sell pure wata on dey head. |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by aljharem11(m): 6:59am On Dec 23, 2010 |
EzeUche0: ezeuche so if YOU have no hands can u still sell pure water ![]() |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by chyz(m): 7:00am On Dec 23, 2010 |
Re: Boom For SE: River Niger Dredging, Onitsha Port Near Completion by oyinda3(f): 7:00am On Dec 23, 2010 |
omongbatl: I don't like your username though. |
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