The presidential candidate, New Nigeria Peoples Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso yesterday, said Nigeria needs to plan for the future of the maritime sector as it is critical to the growth and survival of the economy of the country. Information Guide Nigeria
He made this known at a town hall meeting with maritime stakeholders organised by Prime Maritime Project in Lagos where he also said the maritime sector is an embarrassment to Nigeria. INDEPENDENT reports.
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“I have listened to this wonderful audience and have noted your expectations. I can tell you that I am aware of most of the challenges facing the sector presently. One of such, for instance, is congestion on port access roads in Apapa. It may interest you to know that in one of my visits to Lagos some time ago, I was in Apapa and was stunned at the spectacle of articulated trucks lining the Ijora Bridge. To me, it was an unacceptable eyesore in a twenty-first century Nigeria. jamb results
“I was even made to understand that I came when things had improved. This is highly unacceptable!
“A port system originally designed for a population of less than 50 million people in the 1950s with less than 2.0 million cargo throughput has remained almost the same for more than 200 million population in 2022.
“When a country’s population is increasing at geometric progression and port infrastructure remains static, the resultant effect is chaos. To me, that is the cause of the Ijora Bridge debacle and other issues. So many things have gone wrong with the industry,” he said.