By Steve Oko

Work will soon commence at the proposed Obeaku Deep Sea Port in Abia State following the completion of all the necessary documentations with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Federal Ministries of Transportation as well as that of Petroleum according to the core investors.

Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Zoros Energy Ltd – core investors in the project, Eze Ikenna Nwaigwe  who disclosed this  when he led other members of his team to the Deep Seaport site on an inspection tour commended Gov Okezie Ikpeazu for the great commitment of his administration towards realising the project.

The Sea port located on a 2,000 hectares of land near the Imo River, Obeaku in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State, has about 23 nautical miles to the Atlantic Ocean.

Its closeness to the Atlantic Ocean, according to the investor, will make the shipping business easier for Abians.

The investor said that the project would commence with the reclamation of the area and dredging of about 30 meters deep from Obeaku to Ikot – Abasi Port in Rivers State.

“There will also be an establishment of a Mega City Project comprising of 10,000 housing units in its first phase, refineries, free trade zone, industrial layout, gas plant for steady power supply, shopping malls, hospital and police station all of which the team of Marine Engineers alongside other experts are working out”, he added.

The project facilitator, Elder Godwin Nnah expressed satisfaction over the level of support and interest Governor Ikpeazu administration had committed to the project.

He also commended the traditional ruler of Obeaku, Eze Ikeagwuchi Ekeke for his cooperation, noting that “the security condition of Abia and its industrial status are part of the comparative advantages foreigners look out for and which have been attracting them to the state.”

He said that Abians would enjoy better employment opportunities and better standard of living when the project came on stream.

Ekeke thanked the donor community for their cooperation and urged the locals to sustain their support.

In their remarks, the Traditional Ruler of Obeaku, Eze Ikeagwuchi Ekeke and a prominent son of the area, Mr Ejike Okere, said the community gave out 2,000 hectares of land for the project because of the immense benefit of having such a project in their locality.

They later led the team on the ferry tour to the borders of Rivers and Akwa Ibom States.

The Sea port located on a 2,000 hectares of land near the Imo River, Obeaku in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State, has about 23 nautical miles to the Atlantic Ocean.

“There will also be an establishment of a Mega City Project comprising of 10,000 housing units in its first phase, refineries, free trade zone, industrial layout, gas plant for steady power supply, shopping malls, hospital and police station all of which the team of Marine Engineers alongside other experts are working out”, he added.

Blue3k:


Sounds like a river port.

E shock you bah

Say with all these your land lock chorus, something like this fit spring out

Wiseandtrue:

E shoke you bah

Say with all these your land lock chorus, something like this fit spring out

Blue3k:


These guys are geography skills are lacking. How they don't know the difference between the Sea and river is funny. How is it a Seaport if you're 23 km from the ocean?

triple996:
ndigbo dreaming about seaport.
what you have are river ports which doesn't even exit currently.

Blue3k:


Sounds like a river port.



Nice �.

Blue3k:


These guys are geography skills are lacking. How they don't know the difference between the Sea and river is funny. How is it a Seaport if you're 23 km from the ocean?

triple996:
ndigbo dreaming about seaport.
what you have are river ports which doesn't even exit currently.

Blue3k:


These guys are geography skills are lacking. How they don't know the difference between the Sea and river is funny. How is it a Seaport if you're 23 km from the ocean?

Igbochief001:

Name any port in Nigeria that's not on a river ...just name one abeg

PROUDIGBO:


So at what distance does it change from river to sea port? I thought a sea port is so designated if it can berth ocean vessels?

Blue3k:


Apapa port. Does that not count?



I assumed it had to be by land that bordered the Sea.

Igbochief001:

Mr geography 23 nautical miles is closer than warri and port Harcourt "sea " ports to the atlantic ocean ...so what's your point

Infact name a Nigerian port that's on the sea

Igbochief001:

Apapa is on the sea ? Lmao ....which sea abeg ?
Apapa port is at the lagos lagoon which is more shallow than a river that's if u know what a lagoon is

omonnakoda:
Port Harcourt is not a sea port

Igbochief001:

Apapa is on the sea ? Lmao ....which sea abeg ?
Apapa port is at the lagos lagoon which is more shallow than a river that's if u know what a lagoon is

Igbochief001:

Then name the sea port in Nigeria then

Blue3k:



I assumed it had to be by land that bordered the Sea.

SlayerForever:



You see your life