Minister flags off maintenance dredging of River Niger

Ministre of Transport, Rt. Hon Chibuke Rotimi Amaechi and Representative Yahaya Bello of Kogi State at the banner off of the maitanance digging of Stream Niger by the administration of NIWA yesterday Photograph: JOHN AKUBO

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Ameachi hailed off the of the support digging of the Stream Niger from Ajaokuta to Onitsha and praised the administration of the National Inland Conduits Specialist (NIWA) for looking inwards.


He guaranteed to guarantee the NIWA was completely engaged to keep on carrying the normal upkeep digging with greater and more standard dredger to make

"This is the best type of organization you can get being sharp since we don't have cash to pay any temporary worker. I inquired as to whether they have the ability to do the digging why did we need to confer over N40 billion and we pay N34 billion. You can suppose we prepare N10 billion for NIWA to do it with its staff and they spare the nation N24 billion.

"That sum can fabricate the street from Abaji to Lokoja. That needs to do with the administration of assets so I should laud the administration of NIWA," he said.

Amaechi who guaranteed to purchase a greater dredger said in the event that he remained the clergyman, he would set aside cash for the buy of a greater dredger to guarantee consistent support digging.

He said the Stream Niger was critical as far as financial exercises in the North, including it was the real waterway that connections the North toward the South which will guarantee life is gotten back terms of route.