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Joseph Olaoluwa
A group, Maritime Industry Advocacy Initiative, has called for the resignation of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over the statement he made over four river ports, located in Anambra, Imo, Kogi and Niger states.
The Minister had in an interview with the Nigerian Television Authority described the construction of river ports across the country as a waste of public funds, stressing that they were not viable projects.
He said if the River Niger was not dredged, no vessel would be able to sail to Baro port.
He was quoted as saying, “I had this conversation with my friend, Senator Goje, about the viability of the river ports that we have including Onitsha, Baro, Lokoja and Oguta river ports and I felt that it was a waste of funds.
Regina Askia, a Nigerian-born American-based family nurse practitioner,
is set to return to the screen as wife to Ramsey Nouah, an ace actor, in ‘Web’, a forthcoming movie.
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In an Instagram post on Thursday, Askia revealed she would be playing the character of Olivia while Nouah will be starring in the movie as Desmond.
The 53-year-old, who also disclosed that it was her last day on set, commended the cast and other film stars who made the project a reality.
“And so, I wrap up on the set of Web today as Olivia, a wife Desmond @ramseynouah will not forget in a hurry. Much love to cast and crew of @siderzentertainment @robertopeters @woleogundare and all the talented young men and women who made it happen,” she
By Godwin Oritse
A SECTION of the Nigerian maritime industry stakeholders has called for the resignation of the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi over his comments on the rehabilitation of Baro port being a waste of public funds.
In a statement the Executive Director, Maritime Advocacy Initiative, MAIN, Mr. Sesan Onileimo, said that it was shocking to watch Amaechi recently on the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, saying that the investment on the four river ports were a huge waste of tax payers monies.
He said: “Amaechi inherited four river ports, one of which was fully completed, while three were at different stages of completion, yet he threw his weight behind the projects and caused government to commit funds, only for him to turn round and say they were never meant to be viable.
Senator Ibikunle Amosun
Let me state from the outset that the specific objective of this article is to engage the power elite in Western Nigeria, the most developed region in Nigeria, on why they do not need a federal Development Commission at this time to develop their region. It is also not to berate the southwest federal legislators who have sponsored the South West Development Commission Bill (2019) now being debated in Abuja. I just would like us to ‘calm down’ and reason together without raising dust over needless debate and bombast on why the Bill should be withdrawn. I would also like to appeal to those who have been promised some limitless opportunities that will come with setting up of a federal Commission – to develop the South West – to hold their breadth for now. Let’s debate the feasibility and risk assessment ‘reports’ on the legislative project. I just want us to engage one another on why that legislative project is though promising and prominent, it is