Responding to mounting criticisms over the state of roads leading into Apapa port, the Nigerian Ports Authourity (NPA) has restated its commitment total rehabilitation of the roads leading into the ports in Lagos.
Reacting to the worries that were expressed by stakeholders over the bad state of the roads, the NPA yesterday acknowledged the worries, but noted that the road became bad over many years
“The dilapidated state of the road, which has gone on for almost two decades has become a thing of concern to everyone transacting business in the Apapa area of Lagos including the Authority, whose prime facilities are located in this axis”.
“This accounts for the Authority’s decision to collaborate with other stakeholders who agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding facilitated by the Federal Ministry of Power Works and Housing to reconstruct the entire Wharf Road. These stakeholders include The Nigerian Ports Authority, Dangote Group and Flour Mills plc.’’.
The NPA in a statement signed by its Asst. General Manager, C&SC Ibrahim Nasir explained that although the repair is not part of its statutory responsibilities, it nevertheless comitted a huge sum to it.
“Although the repair of roads is not the statutory responsibility of the Authority, it has committed the sum of N1.8b to the reconstruction of the Wharf Road and contractors from Messers AG Dangote Construction Company, were mobilized to site in July 2017”
“As a result of this, the stretch of road for the outbound lane (Ijora Bridge-Barracks Junction) has been condoned off as work has commenced”.
“To further alleviate the envisaged congestion, the Authority awarded the contract for palliative works on Creek Road to Messers CGC Nigeria Limited”
“Palliative works was carried out on the damaged portion of the roadway and is now designated an alternative route in and out of the Lagos Port Complex. Further repair works were equally carried out on other alternative routes around the corridor”, it explained.
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