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Four Foreign Firms Indicate Interest In Bakassi Deep Seaport
The Cross River State Gov-
ernor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has disclosed that four international companies with expertise in deep seaport are currently scrambling to invest in the Bakassi Deep Seaport being developed by the state government.
Briefing newsmen at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar on his return from an extensive working trip to eleven countries in Europe, Asia and South America, the governor said it was imperative that he undertook the trip so as to ramp up the economy of the state.
Ayade, who was received by his deputy, Prof Ivara Esu and members of the state executive council, explained that, “in recognizing the challenges that we have as a country, and of course, with the meltdown in the global economy, it is evident that only states that globalize their economy can move forward.
“So what I have done is to go round the world in order to source a team of investors and bring them to Cross River State. What you are going to see in a couple of months is a team of investors arriving the state.”
Some teams had arrived the Cross River during my absence to do final detailed analysis and feasibility studies to be able to come back with vigor to invest in the state. You will soon be seeing investors pouring in to finalize the discussions we had overseas,” he said
The governor, who said he did a lot of presentations to several groups in Switzerland and China disclosed that “when I finished the presentations of our potentials in the deep seaport, they obviously knew that it was an opportunity for them to invest.”
“When I did another presentation to another team in Belgium, they were fighting among themselves as to who will take over the project. In fact, they were so excited to take over.” he said.
According to Ayade, “As I speak to you today, I have four major port companies that are dying to take the project even if Cross River State has no dime.”
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