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Dry ports as catalyst to economic growth
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A fully loaded truck in one of the inland dry ports in the sub-region, will be delayed, harassed for bribes by the numerous security agents along the region’s transport corridor before it gets to its destination.
By Martins Uba Nwamadi
SOMETIME in 2005, Nigeria Shippers Council, NSC, conceptualised an idea of a dry port project in Nigeria. According to the template, Dry Ports in Asia, North America, Pakistan, UAE and some African countries have contributed tremendously to the economic growth of those countries.
Armed with statistics and intimidating profile, the management of Nigerian Shippers’ Council made a robust presentation to the Federal Executive Council urging the Federal Government to approve the establishment of Inland Container Depots otherwise called Dry Port in some specific locations of the country.