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Nigerian government declares support for Ondo Deep Sea Port

Mu'azu Sambo, the minister of transportation, stated that the federal government would soon formally designate the proposed Ondo Sea Port fa...

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief September 29, 2022
Updated September 29, 2022 at 12:52 PM
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Mu'azu Sambo, the minister of transportation, stated that the federal government would soon formally designate the proposed Ondo Sea Port facility as a Deep Sea Port, signalling the start of other procedures at the facility.

Sambo gave the indication when he met with Ondo Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Wednesday, according to a statement by his director of press and public relations, Mr. Eric Ojiekwe.

The minister praised the state government's up to this point preparations for the federal government's declaration on the port.

After hearing a technical presentation from the Ondo State Government's consultants, Sambo declared that the Federal Government would not be reluctant to declare the Ondo Port in accordance with Section 30 of the Ports Act.

He added that this would be done after all the prerequisites established by the extant laws were met.

“We want to see this port come to life before the end of this administration; having another deep sea port will do a lot of good to the blue economy policy of the Federal Government,” Sambo stated .

On flurry of sea ports, Sambo said it was a positive thing, as presence of the atlantic ocean, the Rivers Niger and Benue, positions Nigeria to harness, explore and export its rich minerals to other countries.

According to the minister, there are only two deep sea ports in Nigeria, while all others are river ports, including Apapa and Tin-Can ports.

He said that the development of a Deep Sea Port in Ondo was a welcome development to the country at large.

Earlier, Gov. Akeredolu said the visit was to acquaint the Transport Ministry with the state’s vision of developing a deep seaport in Ilaje, Ondo, in accordance with the Federal Government’s module of Public Private Partnership.

Akeredolu said the port would bring enormous socio-economic benefits to the Federal Government, the state and the host communities.

He added that Dubai Port and China Habour were among the many international partners that signalled their interest in developing the port.

Also, The Minister of State for Transportation, Ademola Adegoroye, said the Ondo State Government had made a compelling case for the port.

According to Adegoroye, the minister is a seasoned technocrat, having ventured across board of the Nigerian Ports Authority and the National Inland Waterways and knows the importance of the Port Ondo project.

He, therefore, assured the Ondo governor that the Transport Ministry would attach priority to the project.

He said the ministry would like to see the Port come to life before the end of the tenure of office.
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