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FG Raises Hopes on River Niger Dredging From Josephine Lohor in Abuja President Olusegun Obas-anjo has authorised the Ministry of Transport to initiate a fresh process for the implementation of the dredging of the River Niger. Obasanjo gave the authorisation following a briefing by the Minister of Transport, Dr. Abiye Sekibo and the Director-General of the Federal Inland Waterways Authority on plans to improve water transportation in Nigeria. The President however asked the Minister of Transport to ensure that the mistakes of the past were avoided in the implementation of the fresh process, warning that whatever new contracts were entered into for the dredging of the River Niger must be faithfully executed without variations. He directed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should be briefed to recover about N1.5 billion already paid to companies that failed to execute previous contracts for the dredging of the Niger. The Minister and his team had informed the President that if a salable waterway was available from Warri to Baro on the River Niger, at least 20 per cent of transportation in Nigeria could be done by its inland waterway. It emerged from the briefing that about N28 billion would now be required for the main dredging works on the River Niger. Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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