Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has commended the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, for his gallant strides in revamping transportation infrastructure.
Eze, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), said the Minister has consistently displayed a
“deep sense of commitment to public service and pragmatic approach in discovering opportunities to address the litany of challenges that has halted the country’s progress.Read More: Over 1000 Dead, As Nigeria Records Fresh 322 Coronavirus Cases
The party chief made the assertion in a statement made available to TheConscience on Monday while reacting to the berthing at Onne, Port Harcourt, of the largest vessel ever to come into Nigeria; a feat which he said, will unarguably position Rivers State on a better pedestal for further economic development, strengthen the economies of the South-South and South-East States and open up a floodgate of business opportunities and create avenues for human capital development.
Recall that the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) had about two weeks ago announced the successful berthing of the biggest container vessel to ever call at a Nigerian port.
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The Maerskline Stardelhorn vessel with an overall length of 300 metres and width of 48 metres was received on Saturday, August 15, 2020, at the Federal Ocean Terminal, Onne, Rivers State. According to the NPA, the vessel which has a capacity of 9,971 (TEUs) is a flagship from Singapore.
Applauding President Mohammadu Buhari and Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, for always placing national interest above self, Eze appealed to Nigerians to encourage and accord the necessary support to the Transportation Minister to spur him to expedite action on the eastern rail line, while appealing for the expansion of the road leading to the Onne port to avoid the Lagos gridlock experience.
