Shipper Tasks FG On Seaport Dev

The Federal Government have been tasked on the need to enhance seaports in the country.
A shipper, Mr Obinna Ezenwata, told newsmen in Port Harcourt at the weekend that some seaports in the country are begging for urgent attention.
He said that seaports are the livewire of the country and should be given better attention.
Ezenwata regretted that despite the huge revenue recorded by the Federal Government via the seaports,  they were yet to upgrade to international standard.
The shipper maintained that what is obtainable in countries like China and Brazil should also manifest in Nigeria so as to boost seaport activities in the country.
He claimed that seaports would have been in a better shape should it had been in hands of the private sector.
The businessman was of the view that government was not good in business management as its representatives are selected outside the business environment.
According to him, business like shipping ought to be operated by those with precise knowledge of the industry.
In the areas of ministerial and other appointment in the shipping subsector, he said core shippers would do a better deal than those from outside the environment.
He reasoned that there are some technicalities in the system that could only be handled by those who are glued to the system.
He called on officials of the Federal Ministry of Transport to look inwards and do corrections where necessary.