15 August 2024- Haboursandport.com:
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has said that the Jauri Inland Dry Port located in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, would be ready in six months.
Zulum disclosed this on Wednesday when he paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the Nigerian Shippers' Council in Apapa, Lagos.
He added that by establishing inland dry ports, the state would tackle the issue of unemployment among the youth.
"I want to assure you of the speedy process of establishing an inland dry port in Maiduguri.
"Establishing the inland dry port in Maiduguri will bring a lot of opportunities to the government and people of Borno state. One employment generation, which would take away thousands of young children off the street, is very important," Zulum stated.
He affirms that the platform would also enhance cross-border trade.
"This is what we are looking for the relationship between our border countries would be enhanced the economy of the nation will grow very well and our gross domestic product will increase,"
▪︎ Barr Pius Akutah, Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers Council, discuss with Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum.
Speaking of rail connectivity to the IDP, Zulum added that the Federal Government is working to ensure the rehabilitation of rail lines.
"President Bola Ahmed's initiatives are in the process of rehabilitating all the roads, and thousands of trucks are entering Maiduguri daily.
"So that will not be a problem.
The establishment of the road system will fast track the process but in the absence of rail, the efficient and effective road transportation system is in place," Zulum concluded.
Earlier, in his remarks, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers' Council, Pius Akutah, said the importance of Borno state as a border town to three countries, can't over overemphasizedutah stated that having an inland dry port in the state would boost international trade between Nigeria and other countries under the African Continental Free Trade Area, "which Nigeria opened its borders to the whole of Africa into one market,"
"You cannot overemphasize the need to have this kind of critical infrastructure in a place like Maiduguri, Borno State that has a boundary with three countries within the area," Akutah said.
"When he said 6 months, I believed him, and I knew the work would be done," he said.
He said that the transit park area developed in the state has one of the critical infrastructures to service the IDP.
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