River Benue to Be Dredged This Year

HerachioBlo · September 16th, 2011, 07:57 AM

Nigeria: River Benue to Be Dredged This Year - Minister
Shehu Abubakar

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15 September 2011

River Benue will be dredged just like River Niger as part of Federal Government's policy to ensure full navigation through the nation's inland waterways, Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, has said.

The minister, in a press briefing as part of the achievements of the present administration within its first 100 days in office, said the Niger River has been fully dredged and put to commercial use while the Benue River will be dredged from Lokoja to Makurdi this year.

The briefing was anchored by Information Minister Mr. Labaran Maku, who said it was necessary to educate the public on the direction government is going.

Senator Idris said when the Yar'adua/Jonathan adminis-tration took over, the transport sector was in shambles and ineffective. He said due to the crucial nature of transport to the economic life of any modern nation, "The transport ministry has in the recent past, conceived a number of projects within the 3 critical sectors of rail, inland waterways and maritime to drive the economic transformation of the present administration.

"Specifically, railway modernization project phase 1 which covers a total distance of 2,730km has commenced and progressing steadily.

"The Ajaokuta to Warri rail line was conceived to facilitate conveyance of raw materials like iron ore, cocking coal and dolomite from mines at Itakpe to the steel plants at Ajaokuta and Warri and transport finished products to the ports as well as other parts of the country."

He said the federal government has rehabilitated the old railway narrow gauge covering 488km from Lagos to Jebba, adding that Jebba to Kano lane is expected to be completed and put to use by November this year.

DennisRodman817 · September 16th, 2011, 08:10 PM

poor river benue...one of the legendary rivers in nigeria

Naijaborn · September 18th, 2011, 10:10 PM

LOL!!!

river Benue doesn't need Dredging.......
Another waste of Millions???
Or can someone explain to me please??

GAR3TH · September 19th, 2011, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Naijaborn

LOL!!!

river Benue doesn't need Dredging.......
Another waste of Millions???
Or can someone explain to me please??

http://fmt.gov.ng/uploads/NTM_Summary_July_2006.pdf

According to the Transportation masterplan, There will be 4 new river ports built. 3 on the Niger river (Lokoja, Baro, Ajaokuta) and one on the Benue (makurdi). Onishita river port will also be upgraded.

Naijaborn · September 19th, 2011, 04:16 AM

LOOL, so much for North-South equality , locating a river port in a place like Baro, makes me lolz

GAR3TH · September 19th, 2011, 06:12 AM

Baro is a planned rail terminal which will be linked to abuja, minna and the lagos-kano rail line.

HerachioBlo · September 19th, 2011, 04:08 PM

Dennis/Naijaborn there's nothing wrong with the dredging at all. It's actually one of the best things you can do for development in the hinterland, and the best thing for development in the country.

dredging means they're basically make the river deeper so that boats large passenger and cargo boats can travel on them making those parts of the river that will have ports trading hubs and transport spots.

a cities growth is based on access to routes of trade and for too long the Niger River has been left dormant when it could be one of the world's more reliable super highways if utilized correctly. I think this will do wonders for the development of the country because it will cause cities to boom and trade to expand.

***musiccity*** · September 19th, 2011, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by HerachioBlo

Dennis/Naijaborn there's nothing wrong with the dredging at all. It's actually one of the best things you can do for development in the hinterland, and the best thing for development in the country.

dredging means they're basically make the river deeper so that boats large passenger and cargo boats can travel on them making those parts of the river that will have ports trading hubs and transport spots.

a cities growth is based on access to routes of trade and for too long the Niger River has been left dormant when it could be one of the world's more reliable super highways if utilized correctly. I think this will do wonders for the development of the country because it will cause cities to boom and trade to expand.

+1 This is a good thing, it will spread wealth from the coast to the interior.

seanjohn · August 5th, 2012, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Naijaborn

LOOL, so much for North-South equality , locating a river port in a place like Baro, makes me lolz

Dont take this the wrong way.But whats the point in building in the North when they will just blow it up and cost the government millions in lost?

I think the Norths own attitude is why its underdeveloped they have no respect for what they have idk

Im an outsider so what do i know

JoblessBeggar · August 5th, 2012, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by seanjohn

Dont take this the wrong way.But whats the point in building in the North when they will just blow it up and cost the government millions in lost?

I think the Norths own attitude is why its underdeveloped they have no respect for what they have idk

Im an outsider so what do i know

Not supporting it, but weren't things being blown up in the South (Niger Delta) just a short while back?

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HerachioBlo MajeOfficial.com Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 7,095 Likes (Received): 280	Dennis/Naijaborn there's nothing wrong with the dredging at all. It's actually one of the best things you can do for development in the hinterland, and the best thing for development in the country. dredging means they're basically make the river deeper so that boats large passenger and cargo boats can travel on them making those parts of the river that will have ports trading hubs and transport spots. a cities growth is based on access to routes of trade and for too long the Niger River has been left dormant when it could be one of the world's more reliable super highways if utilized correctly. I think this will do wonders for the development of the country because it will cause cities to boom and trade to expand.