Bakassi Deep Seaport: Gov Ayade gets FG Nod
The federal government has approved the
request by Cross River State for the formal
recognition of Bakassi Deep Seaport, which is
under construction.
Making the disclosure at the weekend while
answering questions from journalists at the
State House, Cross River State Governor, Prof.
Ben Ayade, said the official approval of the port
by the federal government had given the state
the recipe to launch the port on a commercial
scale.
He listed the composition of the port to include
an evacuation corridor and a six-lane highway
linking the port with the north.
Ayade, who spoke with journalists after
meeting with the Chief of Staff, Malam Abba
Kyari, also said the highway which is almost
completed was conceived to bring the northern
closer to the Atlantic Ocean.
According to him, investors wi...