The Minister of Transport,
Senator Idris Umar has received the final outline of business case for the Ibom
Deep Sea Port in Akwa Ibom State. The report, which gives an outline of the
strategic needs, technical options, financial due diligence and project implementation
plan of the proposed Deep Sea Port, and which had earlier been certified by the
Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission, was delivered last week in
Abuja. Continue..
It was submitted by the Transactions Adviser of the project, Messrs
Felak Concept Limited and the Project Technical Adviser, Messrs Maritime and
Transport Business Solutions of the Netherlands. A source who spoke on the
condition of anonymity said, “The Minister, while receiving it, expressed deep
appreciation to President Goodluck Jonathan for the infrastructural development
of the nation’s economy and to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State Godswill Akpabio
for his unflinching commitment to the project”. Meanwhile, the Minister of
Transport has urged the Nigerian Ports Authority to continue the administrative
and technical support it is rendering to the project and to the Ministerial
Project Development and Steering Committee, so as to ensure seamless
coordination, even as he gave his assurances of prompt consideration of the
Report by the Federal Executive Council. Earlier, the secretary of the
Committee Mallam Dikko Bala stated that after a multi criteria analysis by the
technical advisers, it was determined that Ibaka is suitable as a location for
commercial trawling and transport terminal and for use by vessels that will
require maximum seven metres draught, while the sea side is ideal for location
of terminals that will handle vessels that will require minimum 13 metres
draught. The Deep Sea Port would therefore be a multi terminal port, hence the
name change from Ibaka to Ibom Deep Sea Port. Present at the ceremony
were the Permanent Secretary, represented by the Director Maritime Services,
(D. M. S) Suleiman Nagogo, other directors of the Federal Ministry of
Transport;, Acting DG of ICRC Engr. Chidi Izuwah, the Managing Director, Felak
Concept Limited, Mrs. Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu, Mr.Wouter Van Nos, representing
Marine and Transport Business Solutions of the Netherlands and Mr. C.A. Borha
who represented the Nigerian Ports Authority.
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