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Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by EVideos: 8:25am On Oct 06, 2020 |
*CHIEF DR GEORGE MUOGHALU OPENS THE ECONOMIC GATEWAY OF ANAMBRA AND SOUTH EAST, AS HE COMMISSIONES ONITSHA RIVER PORT.* MANAGING Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO), National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Chief Dr George Moghalu, on Sunday said that with functioning of Onitsha Port- economic gateway of Anambra and the South East economy have been opened. He said that it will reduce unnecessary and avoidable expenses for transporting containers from Lagos ports and Port Harcourt port to South-East.Dr Moghalu, who disclosed this in NIWA office Onitsha during commisioning of the long awaited Onitsha Port. He said, “it is obvious that my aim and commitment to bringing functions to Onitsha Port is no longer a mirage and elusive as many thought. My good intentions as an Anambra-born MD of NIWA are to make the port operational in order to boost economic activities in Anambra State and South East, create jobs and wealth, improve ease of doing business, give South East sense of belonging, reduce bottles necks in clearing goods and save monies wasted in transporting containers from different ports to the Southeast has been achieved and it is recorded in history today that containers are arriving in batches to this port after 42 years”. In his statement, the former National Auditor of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) declared that making Nigeria's waterways navigable is key to reducing the pressure on our roads as most of the containers can be moved to their destinations safely by water. "if our waterways are navigable and open, we can go by water, not by road. It is this aspect that drew my attention to the fact that the pressure we have on our road today can very well be avoided. For example, if 1,000 containers are coming from Apapa port and if half or even 70 per cent is going to end in the Southeast- Onitsha, Aba, or what have you — what that means is that 500 or 700 trailers will be on the road" It has taken both economic and political, through Dr George Muoghalu, to fully make the Onitsha River Port functional in order to tap from its huge economic benefits to businesses located in the commercial cities of Onitsha, Nnewi and Aba, and save the economy the burdened cost of transporting goods from Lagos to Eastern Nigeria. This will not also save businesses as much money is put into cargo clearance per container, as haulage cost of transporting cleared consignment from Lagos ports to the states in the East, but will also help to decongest the already stretched Lagos ports. The Nnewi born financial and human resources expert, who identified infrastructural development crucial economic Initiative that can liberate Anambra State economically, stated that activities in Onitsha Port will create massive employment for the youths and also add meaningful values to the state's economy. When it is developed and opened, lots of ships will be navigating the Onitsha-Lokoja axis, some unemployed youths who may be engaged in negative activities like kidnapping will be engaged. “The revamping of Onitsha riverport is one outstanding project yearning for attention for many years now. The politics that started in 1980 has ended. This project is going to put the unemployed youths in Anambra State and South East in aloofness from crime as the job opportunities that are attached to this project is immeasurable" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxFpl-6lB7s 30 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by Kamanuozuzu: 8:27am On Oct 06, 2020 |
Impressive! 27 Likes |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by Iyoocartel(f): 8:29am On Oct 06, 2020 |
Iyooooooo cartel South east the pride of Nigeria If you have never been to South east you're missing alot 153 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by Lipscomb(m): 8:30am On Oct 06, 2020 |
Flood port. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by PHIPEX(m): 8:31am On Oct 06, 2020 |
Imagine the unnecessary trans cost, damage to our roads, accidents by these container trucks when we have a safer water way to the East? 84 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by JAMO84: 8:31am On Oct 06, 2020 |
They would still call Buhari a terrorist. Ingrates. 41 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by sweetonugbu: 8:32am On Oct 06, 2020 |
moving in the right direction 13 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by adadike(f): 8:32am On Oct 06, 2020 |
Thank you Jesus! Ndigbo Biko , aku luo ulo. I have seen people from Ibadan , Ilorin even Osun coming to Onitsha to buy goods , so my people please invest heavily in igboland. Emere enu , emere ana, Alaigbo bu nke anyi 126 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by raker300: 8:32am On Oct 06, 2020 |
JAMO84:what has buhari got to do with this? Follow news bro..don’t be a noob 126 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by alizma: 8:32am On Oct 06, 2020 |
Is that the second Niger bridge at the other end of the pix? If yes, kudos to Buhari and his team. Congratulations to Ndi Igbo and Nigerians at large on the opening of Onitsha Port. 22 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by alizma: 8:34am On Oct 06, 2020 |
Iyoocartel:And if you have never been to other part of the country, you are missing a lot. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by Racoon(m): 8:34am On Oct 06, 2020 |
Nice one.The dredging of the Niger River will open this port and shift the berthing point from Lagos & move the revenue base to the region. 37 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by Racoon(m): 8:35am On Oct 06, 2020 |
adadike:Oya nu! Ka Chineke mezie okwù'a.Ekele'm kwa gi adanne. Ubochi adizi mma as far as this govt is concern. 44 Likes |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by SEXONLY: 8:36am On Oct 06, 2020 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() adadike: 1 Like |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by ifytrik(m): 8:38am On Oct 06, 2020 |
Lipscomb:must you display your stupidity on every tread? 56 Likes |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by adadike(f): 8:38am On Oct 06, 2020 |
Racoon:Dalu nwoke maranma 15 Likes |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by CertyAgroAllied: 8:39am On Oct 06, 2020 |
Okay. nice one |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by Ikeast(m): 8:44am On Oct 06, 2020 |
Simplyleo:brv, please stop crying.. Just becoz of envy you 're there typing thrash........ 56 Likes |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by alizma: 8:45am On Oct 06, 2020 |
descarado:This is the problem with you people. There have been Ports in other areas and the people their don't make it look like it is their personal property. Your attitude at times is enough to drive away development from your side. 37 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by Proeast2: 8:46am On Oct 06, 2020 |
Wow, I'm so happy about this. This is great news!!! 10 Likes |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by Sainz: 8:50am On Oct 06, 2020 |
E pain am 1 Like |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by spyder880(m): 8:51am On Oct 06, 2020 |
We need to buy any available empty lands around Onitsha for property development. This is a huge one. 24 Likes |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by MrColdsweat: 8:53am On Oct 06, 2020 |
[s] Simplyleo:[/s] Travel and see. 27 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by Brandstudio01: 8:55am On Oct 06, 2020 |
The truth be told, you cannot invest so much in the region without the economic use of it. That's exactly what is happening 1 Like |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by deboysben(m): 8:57am On Oct 06, 2020 |
Nice one from the government. This is one of the things we expect to be doing. 2 Likes |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by Proeast2: 8:58am On Oct 06, 2020 |
Simplyleo: Chai, he who laughs last, indeed laughs best ![]() ![]() So all your noise about landlock has been destroyed completely. What next would you guys say now? Igbos should start relocating headquarters of all markets from Lagos to Onitsha since the evil policies of making only Lagos ports functional has been quashed. Computer village and Trade Fare should be relocated to Onitsha while Ladipo should be relocated to Nnewi. Let's make East the referral point and headquarters of all commercial activities while other places like Lagos, Kano, Abuja, Benin, P.H etc. would be used as zonal centers or branches. Kudos to Buhari for achieving this under his regime, he has done noble on this. 43 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by Midastorch(m): 9:01am On Oct 06, 2020 |
adadike: Don’t get it twisted brov, Lagos port will forever be the berthing point....The offloaded containers from lagos will be Transported to Onitsha through barges to Onitsha.... Baro port in Niger state is ready too but Bad Road is affecting its effectiveness... I’m talking to you Authoritatively... 14 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Onitsha Port Receives Pilot Cargo Barges by Proeast2: 9:02am On Oct 06, 2020 |
spyder880: You're right. Anambra state government should buy those waterfront lands and allocate them strictly for building of high rises which will make it the new CBD. This is how it is done elsewhere. Seeing ships berthed at the Onitsha port with high rise buildings in the background would showcase Onitsha and Anambra state as an economic powerhouse. Ordinarily, watching the city from the Niger bridge could be breathtaking not to talk of when the waterfront is transformed ![]() 43 Likes 5 Shares |
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