Chief Godswill Akpabio started developing the Ibom deep seaport in 2011, which is expected to create 100,000 jobs for Nigeria’s largely unemployed population.
Ibom Seaport stands on over 129 kilometers stretch of land, the Ibom port area would be a self-sustaining industrial city.
A multimodal transport system would be built to include rail lines linking Port-Harcourt and Calabar.
The area designated for the project has the longest coastline and just five kilometers to the capital city. With a depth of between 15 and 18 meters water channel and 129 kilometers stretch of land it has some of the best port features that could be found anywhere in the world. With Ibom deep seaport, we will have a seaport that will not require perennial dredging. Investors will be in business for a very long time without bothering about dredging. The port will serve all countries in the Gulf of Guinea. The peaceful nature of the community and availability of undeveloped land will make the area a self-sustaining industrial city when the port is completed. In addition to the port, the area will also habour independent power plants, refinery and industries. It sounds great and unbelievable but achievable,
Which will strengthen our country’s position in oil and gas sector in the world. Ibom Seaport will be the Nigeria’s gateway to the rest of the world through the Gulf of Guinea.The Ibom Seaport will also serve as a viable alternative for traders in the eastern part of Nigeria who mostly rely on the over-crowded Seaports in Lagos. Akwa Ibom State Government is hereby encouraged to put in adequate measures to ensure smooth take-off of Ibom Seaport in 2018. Governors from the South East are encouraged to look into the possibility of partnering with Akwa Ibom State Government in the interest of businessmen domiciled in the south east. It is our hope that Federal Government will not impose unnecessary high tariffs in Ibom Seaport come 2018, and that Lagos Seaports will be properly De-congested by the coming on stream of Ibom Seaport.
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