For many years, there has been clamour for the reactivation of ports in other parts of the country especially the south south region in order to relieve the congested ports in Lagos state. Some have accused omo yorubas of delebrately stiffling the growth of other ports so that Lagos remains the primary port of call in the country. But is this allegation true?

For two reasons, I argue that it is not.

First, geography. A look at the map of Nigeria and Africa indeed shows that Lagos is strategically located at the closest point to the European and American shipping routes ie, it is the very first port in Nigeria that ships coming from these two continents can reach. It is not rocket science then to expect ships to offload their cargoes in Lagos instead of incurring extra costs for additional nautical miles to other downstream ports in the country. Besides, the vast majority of their clients are also in the Lagos area.

Second, the insecurity and other "cultural" factors in the Niger delta. It is no secret that the waters off the Niger delta are volatile due to the rampant activities of sea pirates who violently board ships and vessels to take crews hostage in exchange for ransom payments. This tend to discourage shipping lines and their clients from patronizing the ports in that region. The "cultural" factor has to do with certain practises that restrain the reactivation of the Niger delta ports by the natives of the region themselves. It is well established that the Ijaw ethnic group are riverine dwelling people who reside around most of the outlying communities that hug the ocean as well as inlets leading to dormant ports like Warri, Koko, Sapele, Burutu, Buguma etc. Unfortunately the ijaws have constituted a hindrance to their reactivation due to some beliefs they hold and actually practice. Most of the river tributaries leading to these ports are shallow and cannot carry ships and large vessels unless they are dredged. However these communities adamantly and sometimes, violently refuse to allow dredging saying that their "gods" which they venerate, are in the waters and do not want to be "disturbed". They have thus prevented these delta ports from working.

The reactivation of the delta ports is very important to decongest the Lagos ports but until these challenges can be overcome by the deliberate effort of Niger deltans themselves, we may continue to depend on Lagos for a long time.

Another reason is politics, even when we all know that importers will pay more to have their vessels offloaded near the point of use or sale in PH, Aba and Onitsha, the government can frighten ship owners with bad news about the South south region.

They bad elements may even sponsor some atttacks to make it look like the south south is troubled, Asari can always help them for a fee.

true sha

IkeOnyia:
For many years, there has been clamour for the reactivation of ports in other parts of the country especially the south south region in order to relieve the congested ports in Lagos state. Some have accused omo yorubas of delebrately stiffling the growth of other ports so that Lagos remains the primary port of call in the country. But is this allegation true?

For two reasons, I argue that it is not.

First, geography. A look at the map of Nigeria and Africa indeed shows that Lagos is strategically located at the closest point to the European and American shipping routes ie, it is the very first port in Nigeria that ships coming from these two continents can reach. It is not rocket science then to expect ships to offload their cargoes in Lagos instead of incurring extra costs for additional nautical miles to other downstream ports in the country. Besides, the vast majority of their clients are also in the Lagos area.

Second, the insecurity and other "cultural" factors in the Niger delta. It is no secret that the waters off the Niger delta are volatile due to the rampant activities of sea pirates who violently board ships and vessels to take crews hostage in exchange for ransom payments. This tend to discourage shipping lines and their clients from patronizing the ports in that region. The "cultural" factor has to do with certain practises that restrain the reactivation of the Niger delta ports by the natives of the region themselves. It is well established that the Ijaw ethnic group are riverine dwelling people who reside around most of the outlying communities that hug the ocean as well as inlets leading to dormant ports like Warri, Koko, Sapele, Burutu, Buguma etc. Unfortunately the ijaws have constituted a hindrance to their reactivation due to some beliefs they hold and actually practice. Most of the river tributaries leading to these ports are shallow and cannot carry ships and large vessels unless they are dredged. However these communities adamantly and sometimes, violently refuse to allow dredging saying that their "gods" which they venerate, are in the waters and do not want to be "disturbed". They have thus prevented these delta ports from working.

The reactivation of the delta ports is very important to decongest the Lagos ports but until these challenges can be overcome by the deliberate effort of Niger deltans themselves, we may continue to depend on Lagos for a long time.

Intelligent analysis.

successmatters:
Another reason is politics, even when we all know that importers will pay more to have their vessels offloaded near the point of use or sale in PH, Aba and Onitsha, the government can frighten ship owners with bad news about the South south region.

They bad elements may even sponsor some atttacks to make it look like the south south is troubled, Asari can always help them for a fee.

What kind of prejudiced minded statement is this, government frightened ship owners, why?

Next we will hear it is because of Tinubu.

favor914:
Government frightened ship owners, why?

Because the government in power is a Lagos government, they are afraid of Lagos losing revenue if many vessels are diverted to the SS.

successmatters:
Another reason is politics, even when we all know that importers will pay more to have their vessels offloaded near the point of use or sale in PH, Aba and Onitsha, the government can frighten ship owners with bad news about the South south region.

They bad elements may even sponsor some atttacks to make it look like the south south is troubled, Asari can always help them for a fee.

All what you said is trash. The insecurity in the Niger Delta is a full responsibility and consequence of their violent action.

tollyboy5:

All what you said is trash. The insecurity in the Niger Delta is a full responsibility and consequence of their violent action.

Is that not the propaganda being used to underdevelop South south since after the war? All thanks to ijiotts like Asari who will be allowed to use guns and invade different parts of the Niger Delta creeks to hunt political opponents.

successmatters:


Because the government in power is a Lagos government, they are afraid of Lagos losing revenue if many vessels are diverted to the SS.

Federal government gets revenue from port not Lagos state.
What did Jonathan do during his tenure that you think Lagos is scared lol.

We're centuries ahead why should we be scared of port?

successmatters:


Is that not the propaganda being used to underdevelop South south since after the war? All thanks to n ijiotts like Asari.

Why did Obasanjo that you voted for and good luck ebele Jonathan not do d needful?

tollyboy5:

Federal government gets revenue from port not Lagos state.
What did Jonathan do during his tenure that you think Lagos is scared lol.

We're centuries ahead why should we be scared of port?

Federal government gets the revenue from ports, who gets the revenue from all the millions of businesses opening in Lagos because of the ports?

Jonathan?

Ask yourself why Tinubu led the onslaught against his presidential reelection. Did you think it was for his love of Buharri?

Think again.

tollyboy5:

Why did Obasanjo that you voted for and good luck ebele Jonathan not do d needful?

The answer is there above. They were fought.

successmatters:


Is that not the propaganda being used to underdevelop South south since after the war? All thanks to ijiotts like Asari who will be allowed to use guns and invade different parts of the Niger Delta creeks to hunt political opponents.

High level of ignorance mixed with prejudice is your problem, The South South States have collected the highest revenue from The FAAC since 1999, yet non of them other than Edo State can pay their workers without Federal government allocation.

A lazy person will always find someone else to blame for been docile, yes we know that you will still blame it on Lagos State, that it is because of Eko Oni Baje that oil producing states cannot pay their state workers without federal allocation from Abuja?

IkeOnyia:
For many years, there has been clamour for the reactivation of ports in other parts of the country especially the south south region in order to relieve the congested ports in Lagos state. Some have accused omo yorubas of delebrately stiffling the growth of other ports so that Lagos remains the primary port of call in the country. But is this allegation true?

For two reasons, I argue that it is not.

First, geography. A look at the map of Nigeria and Africa indeed shows that Lagos is strategically located at the closest point to the European and American shipping routes ie, it is the very first port in Nigeria that ships coming from these two continents can reach. It is not rocket science then to expect ships to offload their cargoes in Lagos instead of incurring extra costs for additional nautical miles to other downstream ports in the country. Besides, the vast majority of their clients are also in the Lagos area.

Second, the insecurity and other "cultural" factors in the Niger delta. It is no secret that the waters off the Niger delta are volatile due to the rampant activities of sea pirates who violently board ships and vessels to take crews hostage in exchange for ransom payments. This tend to discourage shipping lines and their clients from patronizing the ports in that region. The "cultural" factor has to do with certain practises that restrain the reactivation of the Niger delta ports by the natives of the region themselves. It is well established that the Ijaw ethnic group are riverine dwelling people who reside around most of the outlying communities that hug the ocean as well as inlets leading to dormant ports like Warri, Koko, Sapele, Burutu, Buguma etc. Unfortunately the ijaws have constituted a hindrance to their reactivation due to some beliefs they hold and actually practice. Most of the river tributaries leading to these ports are shallow and cannot carry ships and large vessels unless they are dredged. However these communities adamantly and sometimes, violently refuse to allow dredging saying that their "gods" which they venerate, are in the waters and do not want to be "disturbed". They have thus prevented these delta ports from working.

The reactivation of the delta ports is very important to decongest the Lagos ports but until these challenges can be overcome by the deliberate effort of Niger deltans themselves, we may continue to depend on Lagos for a long time.

The only reason it cant work is because all ports are not the same

You can't import what ever u want from any ports

successmatters:


The answer is there above. They were fought.

Who fought him?

tollyboy5:

Who fought him?

The same maffia that has kept Nigeria down.

It's simple politics being played out because the last time calabar port became active was in 2002 when the started talking of dredging and till supreme court governor got the contract and nothing happened.
But they say it can allow big ships come in but big ships come in to offload petroleum products every time.

The Yorubas knows their revenue will be shortened because if calabar ports becomes operative it will be easier to transport goods to the North and east. Its bad for a country to have just one port working

successmatters:


The same maffia that has kept Nigeria down.

The same Hausa Fulani mafia that is fighting President Tinubu today abi, are the same people that pronounced that the Lagos State Apapa Port must be the only functioning sea port in Nigeria?

successmatters:


Federal government gets the revenue from ports, who gets the revenue from all the millions of businesses opening in Lagos because of the ports?

Jonathan?

Ask yourself why Tinubu led the onslaught against his presidential reelection. Did you think it was for his love of Buharri?

Think again.

It's not our fault that your leaders chicken out in a political battle.
It only shows Lagos is superior and miles ahead, now you should leave Lagos out of woes, we just completed our second port and we need our third port in badagry with a new international airport at lekki.

Work on yourselves

Another grammer. This is what i talked about in one thread. Deflecting issues and giving worthless excuses.

There is no other reason than tribalism. The way you hated our son GEJ, is thesame way the hatred for Niger Delta is real.

The same hatred you Show for our SE is neigbours and brothers is the same hatred you Show us SS.

I wish our Niger Delta Deltan comrades should already know their true enemies

favor914:
High level of ignorance mixed with prejudice is your problem, The South South States have collected the highest revenue from The FAAC since 1999, yet non of them other than Edo State can pay their workers without Federal government allocation.

A lazy person will always find someone else to blame for been docile, yes we know that you will still blame it on Lagos State, that it is because of Eko Oni Baje that oil producing states cannot pay their state workers without federal allocation from Abuja?

Your opinion.

successmatters:


The same maffia that has kept Nigeria down.

Lagos is not down, so I don't understand you honestly.
I'm from Lagos, live in Lagos and work in Lagos.

tollyboy5:

It's not our fault that your leaders chicken out in a political battle.
It only shows Lagos is superior and miles ahead, now you should leave Lagos out of woes, we just completed our second port and we need our third port in badagry with a new international airport at lekki.

Work on yourselves

“Eko Oni Baje”.

favor914:
The same Hausa Fulani mafia that is fighting President Tinubu today abi, are the same people that pronounced that the Lagos State Apapa Port must be the only functioning sea port in Nigeria?

Show proof that they are fighting tinubo first. If they want him out he can't last 24/hours.

tollyboy5:

Lagos is not down, so I don't understand you honestly.
I'm from Lagos, live in Lagos and work in Lagos.

Lagos is down if the whole Nigeria is down. How much is a bag of pure water in Lagos and how about Kano?

successmatters:


Your opinion.

Fact.
https://www.nairaland.com/8022740/24-states-cant-pay-salaries

tollyboy5:

It's not our fault that your leaders chicken out in a political battle.

Stop insulting Wike.

IkeOnyia:
For many years, there has been clamour for the reactivation of ports in other parts of the country especially the south south region in order to relieve the congested ports in Lagos state. Some have accused omo yorubas of delebrately stiffling the growth of other ports so that Lagos remains the primary port of call in the country. But is this allegation true?

For two reasons, I argue that it is not.

First, geography. A look at the map of Nigeria and Africa indeed shows that Lagos is strategically located at the closest point to the European and American shipping routes ie, it is the very first port in Nigeria that ships coming from these two continents can reach. It is not rocket science then to expect ships to offload their cargoes in Lagos instead of incurring extra costs for additional nautical miles to other downstream ports in the country. Besides, the vast majority of their clients are also in the Lagos area.

Second, the insecurity and other "cultural" factors in the Niger delta.

"All their clients are in lagos" give other ports thesame privilege and see what will happen

If americans dey reason like una na only New York port for dey work, but they still have ports in california and washington (seattle) on the west, down south Texas, louisiana,and Florida (Miami) ports are still active,
Una pack everything put for one place and expect the whole country to develop.

"Insecurities and cultural factors" but e no stop oil drilling for Niger delta,
Make una dep play

What are the Navy doing, if they really make am priority for the ports to be functional, that one no be reason, if insecurities and cultural factors cannot stop oil drilling, it should not stop the ports from functioning,
Sometimes I blame our senators, and governors weda dem dey buy All this propaganda wey una dey dish out I no know.

Oakenshield:


The Yorubas knows their revenue will be shortened because if calabar ports becomes operative it will be easier to transport goods to the North and east. Its bad for a country to have just one port working

What do you mean by the Yorubas?
I hope you're not referring to Lagos?
Most of us native lagosian don't know anything about your state or your port. We only see them on news, another reason we know about faraway villages and town is because people from every region are in Lagos state so we make friends with them and travel to their home town for occasions.

You should be blaming your leaders not us that don't even know who you are, or what your grievance are.

Lastly Nigeria is using two port not one. Lekki port and apapa port.

favor914:
Fact.
https://www.nairaland.com/8022740/24-states-cant-pay-salaries

Does Lagos have more electricity than all other states?

Does Lagos have cheaper rents than all the other states

Does Lagos have free transportation?

Does Lagos schools have free education?

Roads nko?/

What's all these bragging for nothing when an 80/year old Lagosuan committed suicide because of hunger just yesterday on the front pages of nairaland?