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The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says that works on the N10 billion inland ports under construction in Baro, Lokoja and Ogoja will be completed in 2017.

The Managing Director of NIWA, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this in Lokoja on Wednesday while addressing newsmen.

Mustapha said that works on the ports at Baro, Lokoja and Ogoja had reached 98 per cent, 57 per cent and 75 per cent respectively.

He put the contract sums of the ports at Baro, N3.5 billion; Lokoja, N4.1 billion, and Ogoja, N2.7 billion.

He said that all the ports would be completed in the 2017 fiscal years, adding that the they would be provided with other auxiliary facilities.

The NIWA managing director also said that the augury port in Imo had reached 70 per cent completion stage while the Onitsha port had been completed and was ready for use.

According to him, NIWA has received a certificate of compliance from the regulator, saying that the process of concessioning the port to a private operator will commence soon.

When completed, the port will service the entire market in the South East while 10 other jetties are also being constructed across the country.

Mustapha expressed the hope that the ongoing process to amend the law establishing the organisation by the National Assembly would enable it to resolve problems of overlapping of responsibilities and other conflicts within the maritime sector.

https://www.businessdayonline.com/n10bn-baro-lokoja-ogoja-ports-ready-2017-niwa-2/

Igbos have no place in Nigeria

zuchyblink:
Igbos have no place in Nigeria

I thought Onitsha which has industrial axis linking Nnewi, would have been given priority...

Just stand by and watch how the Afonjas will the evil federal government...It is obvious the central government hates the Igbos and not the Igbos hating Nigeria....

why lie just full this government

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APC! !!!!!!! Scaaaaaaammmmm

They should not promise what they can't do. My holy book tells me so.

Observing..........

Dat moment u see something good in ur state...

the way all these Ministers Ministries and MDAs are making pronouncements e be like say 'everything' will be ready in 2017!!

I hope they realise (obviously not being that they said the same last year) that a year is 365 days.

Lie-Lie sef get expiry date!

cool to be on the first page

we are tired of the would "to be ready", "will be ready".
we want to hear something different, eg Commence today, begins work etc

NA where i go use transport my goods be that

Change

my Igbo brothers why we the para like this na? didn't we see where the said that the Onitsha port has been completed and ready for use while that of IMO is 70% complete

where is Baro and Ogoja to be taking serious for completion than Onitsha. Now it's obvious that Nigeria has a long way to go. I know one day we the south easterners will laugh last. continue

Stingman:



I thought Onitsha which has industrial axis linking Nnewi, would have been given priority...

Just stand by and watch how the Afonjas will the evil federal government...It is obvious the central government hates the Igbos and not the Igbos hating Nigeria....

the truth is that:building a port in onitsha will fuel the clamour for secession......federal govt is quite careful about this

Lokoja? kogi state is bless naturally but I just don't know why they are still backward. Lot of resources untapped. I hope this will be the beginning of many good tins to commence

Is it Ogoja in Cross River ?

Some useless igbos will come now to defend 1 Nigeria
The painful part of it is that the money is from the east

2017 go hear am

obataokenwa:
where is Baro and Ogoja to be taking serious for completion than Onitsha. Now it's obvious that Nigeria has a long way to go. I know one day we the south easterners will laugh last. continue

Learn how to read. Onitsha port is complete and ready for use.

Stingman:



I thought Onitsha which has industrial axis linking Nnewi, would have been given priority...

Just stand by and watch how the Afonjas will the evil federal government...It is obvious the central government hates the Igbos and not the Igbos hating Nigeria....

I guess you skipped the part where it was said the one at Onitsha has been completed.

no. Abuja

Stingman:



I thought Onitsha which has industrial axis linking Nnewi, would have been given priority...

Just stand by and watch how the Afonjas will the evil federal government...It is obvious the central government hates the Igbos and not the Igbos hating Nigeria....

your ogogoro brother was there for 6 good years.

Nice one!


Great move in the right direction.

Onitsha port can be taken up after the completion of Lokoja, Badagry, and the New Lagos port.

explorer250:
my Igbo brothers why we the para like this na? didn't we see where the said that the Onitsha port has been completed and ready for use while that of IMO is 70% complete

Hahahahahahahaha....nothing is ready...even the ogoja lokoja and baro is inconclusive as far as APC is consign.

Stingman:



I thought Onitsha which has industrial axis linking Nnewi, would have been given priority...

Just stand by and watch how the Afonjas will the evil federal government...It is obvious the central government hates the Igbos and not the Igbos hating Nigeria....

Did u read the writeup at all or u are just too quick to come and spew afonja here. Abi na afonja kill ur kinsmen during the civil war?

Toosure70:
your ogogoro brother was there for 6 good years.

No mind the yeye ppl. That time they no they were neglected in Nigeria o despite their claim that the ogogoro man focused more on the north....

Everytime they will all say "Will be, may be, we are planning to" Only God knows when we will start to hear past tense such as We have, It was done, it is ready"
Enough of promises.