{"id":197721,"date":"2022-06-21T06:20:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T05:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=197721"},"modified":"2022-06-21T06:21:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T05:21:07","slug":"fg-tincan-port-reflects-decades-of-neglect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/21\/fg-tincan-port-reflects-decades-of-neglect\/","title":{"rendered":"FG: TinCan port reflects decades of neglect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gbemisola Saraki, the Minister of State for Transportation has stated that\u00a0the state of TinCan Island seaport has shown decades of neglect.<\/p>\n<p>This was made known by Saraki during a ministerial tour of the Lagos ports on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>She also called on the need for a total reconstruction of the quay walls of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/14\/tincan-island-port-increased-revenue-by-20-to-n135bn-in-q1-2022-says-customs\/\">TinCan<\/a> Island Port complex which she said has become weak due to age.<\/p>\n<p>She also restates that it is important to modernize the ports and get it ready for bigger vessels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot build on a weak foundation, it is vital that we get these two very important ports modernized and ready to berth modern vessels. The state of the Ports shows decades of neglect but it\u2019s better late than never\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko had on several interactions with the media drawn attention to the fact that the quay walls of TinCan Island port is collapsing.<\/p>\n<p>Bello-Koko had also said that although the NPA had over the years been undertaking remedial works on the quays, the time has come for a holistic reconstruction and the Authority is working with the Federal Ministry of Transportation on the most prudent funding option.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to this, Bello-Koko who was represented by the Executive Director Marine &amp; Operation of the NPA Hon. Onari Brown said \u201cthe Authority is aware of the need to urgently reconstruct the port, and is working with the Federal Ministry of Transportation on the best funding option to adopt\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Bello Koko said \u201cWe are on the verge of concluding discussions with multilateral funding agencies to fund the reconstruction. The other option is to go to the government to request that the NPA be allowed to use a certain percentage of its revenue which is transferred to the Consolidated Revenue Fund on yearly basis to fund the reconstruction\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gbemisola Saraki, the Minister of State for Transportation has stated that\u00a0the state of TinCan Island seaport has shown decades of neglect. This was made known by Saraki during a ministerial tour of the Lagos ports on Monday. 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