Capt. Ihenacho Ebubeogu, General Manager, Public Affairs, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Thursday said the organisation had removed not less than 43 wrecks in Lagos water channel since 2007.
Ebubeogu told newsmen in Lagos recently that the wreck-removal project would pave way for easy navigation.
The NPA spokesman said the organisation had removed more than 12 wrecks in Port-Harcourt.
Ebubeogu, also a mariner, said the organisation would soon embark on removal of 19 other wrecks in Lagos.
He said the organisation would soon commence the removal of wrecks in Calabar port.
“A wreck that is not critical today can be critical tomorrow but you have to remove it, “ Ebubeogu said.
The mariner said the organisation would embark on a more comprehensive approach in addressing the deplorable condition of the ports’ access roads.
The authority’s spokesman said the organisation had been working on the rail tracks along the Lagos and Port Harcourt ports’ access roads.
He said there was the need to reduce cargo traffic on ports’ access roads and at the same time decongest the ports.
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