Buhari to commission Kaduna inland dry port

President Muhammadu Buhari will commission
the Inland Dry Port in Kakuri, Kaduna, on January
4.
The project is expected to generate over 5,000
direct employments at the commencement of
operations.
The port, according to Nigerian Shipper Council,
has the capacity to handle 29,000 tonnes of
cargoes yearly at the first phase of operation and
will double when fully completed.
The Director of Special Duties, Nigerian Shippers
Council (NSC), Ignatius Nweke, disclosed these in
a statement on Monday.
Nweke said the decision to establish Inland
Container Depots in the hinterland was informed
by the need to reduce the congestion in Lagos
ports and provide relief for the busy Apapa road.
“The Kaduna Dry Port which is the first of its kind
in Nigeria would receive cargo from Apapa Port in
Lagos, through the railway or by road and also
export goods through the same channel,” he
stated.
He said the port would provide easy process for
the exportation of farm produce from Kaduna and
neighboring states as well as landlocked
countries.
“The market for Kaduna ginger will improve
tremendously once the dry port commences full
operations on Thursday, with exportation of the
produce and others such as hibiscus, sesame
seed, Shea butter and others to China, Singapore,
America, United Kingdom and other countries of
the world where agricultural products are in high
demand,” the Nigeria Shippers Council official
added.