Nigeria Inland Water Ways, A Hidden Treasure- Mu’azu Jaji Sambo

... Ondo DEEP Blue Sea project is a huge achievement- Adegoroye

ATACA Correspondent 

Former Minister of Transportation, Alh Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has said that the Nigeria’s inland waterways is a hidden treasure given to the country by God.

Sambo, said this, on Friday while given a valedatory speech in preparatory to his exit as a minister of transportation in Abuja.

He noted that his experience as a former Director in the department of inland waterways and a Minister in the entire ministry, exposes him to the economic values and advised that Nigeria should not toy with the hidden treasures in the 850 kilometers inland waterways across the country.

He said the United States of America, derives much financial benefits with judicious use of its water ways in transporting Agricultural produce within the country.

“Experience has shown that about 38 states in the USA, are currently making huge amount of dollars through perfect use of the inland waterways in transporting goods. I am not saying that other means of transportation are not good. Railway transportation is also another better means of transporting goods, but my advise is that economic diversification evolves and the inland waterways in Nigeria should be exploited. So we should also ensure that already navigated 27 states across the country, should be of immense priority”

Also speaking, the outgone Minister of State for Transportation, Ademola Adegoroye alluded that the FEC approval of a decade long Ondo deep blue sea, is huge achievement under the ten months administration.