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Rep. Onofiok Luke has noted that President Buhari’s approval of the Ibom Deep Seaport project is a step closer to resolving the challenges of gridlock on the Apapa Wharf Road.

The Representative, who represents Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom, made this in a statement in Uyo, describing the approval as a welcome development.

According to a news report by NAN, Rep. Luke thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the Ibom Deep Seaport project in the state and called the approval a welcome development given the socio-economic benefits embedded in the Deep Seaport project.

https://nairametrics.com/2020/12/18/ibom-deep-seaport-will-resolve-challenges-of-gridlock-on-apapa-wharf-road-rep-luke/

No doubt about that. Lagos needs de-congestion. Aside that, the port will creat ive employment for guys in the street to hustle and help our Aba traders

kalu61:
No doubt about that. Lagos needs de-congestion

Yes sir

Let the work begin already..

Hope not another white elephant project....

When Port Harcourt Port Channel had not been dredged for years...

Greatness in the pipeline, this is long overdue

Still wondering what the govt can't give executive orders on activities of military and shipping lines operations..
1. the shipping lines reject empty containers that they're supposed return easily to their countries thereby leaving them on queues for weeks and months.
2. The military create artificial bottle necks for trucks so as to extort money from one way trucks. Sometimes a truck pays 50k to 150k to try one-way.

Even they collect above 2k from each okada daily and put marker signs aon thier lights on their lights as payment indicator.

e choke

We need more functional ports

These are good developments from Buahari.

Honestly!!

Even lagos Benin road.

Finally!

What of our sea port at edo state? Igelege sea

Eeheeen really

ThuGnificenX:
When Port Harcourt Port Channel had not been dredged for years...

AKWA IBOM is safer for investors when compared to Rivers State.
Rivers State enthrones/pampers criminals, militants and kidnappers.
AKWA IBOM does instant Jungle Justice to them.
AKWA IBOM has negligible number of Agberos which is comparable to Enugu state.
But RIVERS state has University of Agberos, except dey will relocate to AKS

Progressive

Nigeria at 60 only has 1 functional sea port. We need something better. We should have at least 3 world standard sea ports with proper maintenance but the Old men since 1999 don't think otherwise.


Nigerian Youths, I ask again should we continue like this?

Akwa ibom, one of the most peaceful states in Africa.

ThuGnificenX:
When Port Harcourt Port Channel had not been dredged for years...

Why will they dredge it ?

Let them concentrate everything in Lagos and keep complaining of gridlock.

Dense leaders.

This is what we expected Wike and Okowa to do in Port-Harcourt and Warri respectively. Kudos to Udom Emmanuel for not allowing the dream of his predecessor to die.

I wonder what the government has been waiting for all these years.

EVILFOREST:

AKWA IBOM is safer for investors when compared to Rivers State.
Rivers State enthrones/pampers criminals, militants and kidnappers.
AKWA IBOM does instant Jungle Justice to them.
AKWA IBOM has negligible number of Agberos which is comparable to Enugu state.
But RIVERS state has University of Agberos, except dey will relocate to AKS

you're so right and I pray those hoodlums don't migrate to the state when this project is completed

what's in seaports that we can't have up to 10 or more?

The politics behind Apapa port as near sole entry for a highly import driven nation is a major topic.

Watch as they will attempt to end the political career of this one for speaking up.

So many bizarre things in Nigeria:
Country surrounded by ocean waters in the south struggling with one dilapidated port with overwhelmed facilities
Country that has produced crude oil for over 50yrs still imports refined crude product

Really Sad

One of these days Nigerians will learn how to work quietly instead of overselling and under-delivering.

400billionman:


Why will they dredge it ?

Let them concentrate everything in Lagos and keep complaining of gridlock.

Dense leaders.

Onne Port, River State is fully functional and just received the largest ship ever to berth in Nigieria.

EVILFOREST:

AKWA IBOM is safer for investors when compared to Rivers State.
Rivers State enthrones/pampers criminals, militants and kidnappers.
AKWA IBOM does instant Jungle Justice to them.
AKWA IBOM has negligible number of Agberos which is comparable to Enugu state.
But RIVERS state has University of Agberos, except dey will relocate to AKS

So you have to vilify and demonize Rivers State to sell Akwa Ibom. Rivers is not competing with Akwa Ibom for anything. It is highly unnecessary.

Economic power shift