Proeast2:


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

Proeast2:


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

EVideos:
*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

MICHEALADEX:



Was expecting a quality submission but you all still feeling deprived. Import based nations don't grow

Proeast2:
Oh my God, this alone has shattered the primitive and wicked mindset of our enemies who call us landlocked and padlocked.

The bastards will cover their faces in shame!!

porthouse7:
it does change d fact dat ship can't Bert anywhere in d east, if u like dredge river Niger till last sand, it will remain a river

BIGGESThead6:


Quit dreaming Bro, tell ya leaders to fix Onitsha now.

Ngorbungor:


Oga, tell us your state of origin, please

Ngorbungor:

Oga, tell us your state of origin, please

adadike:
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

JAMO84:
They would still call Buhari a terrorist. Ingrates.

CheGuevara102:


Don't let pain, anger and jealousy kill you very soon Igbos will be relocating their businesses to the East and your landlords can start moving back to their apartments instead of renting it out and sleeping on the roof as always.

BIGGESThead6:


ABIA
My state is better than Anambra by far.

SlayerForever:



Na Yoruba man na.

anonimi:


Do you know that pilot means experimental

nick50:
Onitsha port ko asaba port ni..this one wey u still need to go to Lagos to clear ur goods and obtain the necessary papers before ur goods go arrive there u go Don get grey hairs.. No be today

JAMO84:
They would still call Buhari a terrorist. Ingrates.

Ngorbungor:


Not even proud to mention your state, what a life some people are living

alizma:

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.

raker300:
what has buhari got to do with this?

Follow news bro..don’t be a noob

MosheDayan:
acknowledge what? why would he call us ingrates? did we beg to be Nigerians? if we were on our own the port in the SE would have been done long time ago. please if you don't have any sensible thing to say just remain in your lane. we are not slaves or dogs that would be thanking anyone for doing exactly what he was paid to do. if you and your family or ethnic group are comfortable being slaves that is entirely up to you.

judondasylva:
I wonder what you guys are happy about. This is just a picture and you are already jubilations. I can only believe this when I see containers been offloaded because this evil government like playing politics with everything in south east

raker300:
what has buhari got to do with this?

Follow news bro..don’t be a noob

anonimi:


Barges are NOT ships, biko.

judondasylva:
I wonder what you guys are happy about. This is just a picture and you are already jubilations. I can only believe this when I see containers been offloaded because this evil government like playing politics with everything in south east

JAMO84:
They would still call Buhari a terrorist. Ingrates.

Proeast2:


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