The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and immediate former managing director of National Inland Waterway Authority (NIWA), Boss Mustapha has assured the Niger State Government that the Baro River Port will be delivered by the Federal Government this year.

However, he was silent on the endless readiness for the concessioning of Onitsha River Port completed more than four years ago.

For uncountable times, business stakeholders and traditional rulers form the South East had approached the federal government to kick start the port operations at the Onitsha River Port since the beginning of this administration, but no clear response has been received.

National Daily recalls that during the visit of the Vice president to Nnewi last year, South East Business Community cried to Prof Yemi Osinbajo to commission the port.

Though the Vice president assured that government will consider that on his return, January this marks his meeting with the South East stakeholder more than five months and nothing has happened as the facility repaired by former administration with over N4bn rot away.

On the completion of Baro Port, the SGF assured the Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello in his office, that all procurement processes are already completed and that the Central Bank of the Nigeria (CBN) has issued Letter of Credit while manufacturers have so far been committed.

According to him, “Giving the great economic importance of the Baro Port to the country, discussion on it resonated at the recent commissioning of the Dry Inland Cargo Port at Kaduna by Mr. President”.

Okoroawusa:
what is the OP trying to say?

“Giving the great economic importance of the Baro Port to the country, discussion on it resonated at the recent commissioning of the Dry Inland Cargo Port at Kaduna by Mr. President”.

SGF Boss Mustapha 

SlayerSupreme:
The Op and the useless Boss Mustapha are a big part of the reason Nigeria is a shithole. The government playing favoritism at the national level will only drive the country up the list of shithole countries around the world. Commissioning dead projects in the North like that railway to Niger republic will only continue to sink the nation economically and mind you,in spite of all these gimmicks,the Igbo people you're targeting will always be better off.

Blue3k2:


Everyone knows SE ports don't matter. That's why Jonathan and buhari won't bother concessioning port. There's more important projects up north to attend to.

Blue3k2:


Everyone knows SE ports don't matter. That's why Jonathan and buhari won't bother concessioning port. There's more important projects up north to attend to.

post=64654527:

You are very ignorant, southeast are major importers and hub of commerce in Nigeria, bitter soul same you opened thread few days ago where NIM boss said southeast business guys import ,45% of containers in Nigeria

Whoever says the port is not viable does not have the economics. 40 percent, about 45 percent of the cargoes that come to Nigeria end up in the south eastern market. How are they going there, by road? 

SGF Boss Mustapha 

So if 40 percent or 45 percent of the cargo that come to Nigeria is bound for the eastern market, then movement on the waterways is the most adequate in terms of cost, in terms of movement in bulk.

SGF Boss Mustapha

Blue3k2:


Lol I posted the story to the website. I already know about that statement. It doesn't change fact the government is yet concession port. The SE ports are effectively sidelined. Lol it's funny how a little trolling get you guys to comment on story when it's time to chest beat.

Check the date of your story and tell me I'm wrong. Also remember it's been 4 years since port was completed. Most likely he made a slip off tongue. You see both quotes below.

Blue3k2:


Lol it's my fault your your politicians North and South both sideline you? Lol it's like you forgot Amaechi the self describes Igbo man is minister of transport. It's funny you bring up Niger rail when buhari is simply copying Jonathan's example. Can u explain how I'm targeting you? Try reading my initial comment before answering.

post=64657201:

Oji nwata na ana ji onweya, when you are holding down a child you are holding yourself, there is no peace for the wicked, that's the law of Kama, I can see how poverty free your region is or how develop your region is We are all in the same shithole, their wicked policies is not stopping us from controlling commerce and indigenous industries

aolawale025:
Onitsha port is of more commercial importance than baro. Why is government not seeing that

nku5:


Because bigotry and self interest takes away the ability of people in power to reason properly. Even a 5 year old knows that a Lagos-Benin-Onitsha-Port Harcourt railway line is hundreds of times more viable than say a Katsina-Daura railway line.

Nigeria's problems are very simple

NonsoWow:
This is another hopeless venture. A waste of scarce resources. No single port on the river niger will be able to function until the river is properly dredged. I am not talking about the political dredging that yar'adua did.

Pubichairs:

Zendinho:

Actually my phone can't view the picture but i think
the girl has no right to beat up her boyfriend in
public. Maybe they should report the matter to their
village elders. But if the neighbour refused to pay
the rent, they should just kill the landlord and forget
about the missing car. I'm out