The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Usman, has said that the 2km Apapa Wharf Road being reconstructed would be completed and opened to motorists by
the end of next month. Usman made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday. The managing director said that the reconstruction which would cost N4.34 billion would enable the Federal Government to achieve its goals as regards the Ease of Doing
Business.
She said that NPA was working with the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing to rehabilitate all ports’ access roads in the country to ensure a level playing field and to also facilitate trade. NAN reports that the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, had on June 16, 2017, signed a N4.34 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with Dangote Group and other stakeholders for the reconstruction of Apapa Wharf Road. The project is being funded by AG Dangote Construction Company Ltd., an arm of the Dangote Group, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Flour Mills of Nigeria.Fashola had explained that the gridlock in Apapa became compounded and had reached an unbearable level as transporters ignored the old system of moving cargo through rail to trucks and containers.
He said that the choice of the transporters to use road instead of rail for haulage increased gridlock, caused degeneration as well as well hardship to residents of Apapa. He commended the leadership role’ of the stakeholders in solving the complex problems in Apapa and its environs. According to him, the situation has caused stress to residents, business owners and other stakeholders in the state.
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Yemisi, I can't wait for the compilation. I normally pass through Apapa when heading to Island .
