By Alemma Aliu
AFTER almost two years in limbo, all is now set for the commencement of massive construction on the much anticipated Benin River Port to be situated in Gelegele, Benin City, Edo state.
There have been insinuations that the project may have been a political gimmick to deceive the people for elections since after it was announced with fanfare not much had been done.
But Vanguard Maritime Report reliably gathered that the delay was to ensure that all the preliminary actions that needed to be taken were carried out to provide conducive environment like security, feasibility and other needed conditions for the take off of the project.
“When we first talked about the seaport, many thought it would not be possible.” A government official confided inVanguard Maritime Report.
Continuing he said, “We have got a Naval Base to be there, we have got Naval Police to have…
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