A renowned dockworker in Rivers State, Comrade Waite Harry, says the proposed construction of Bonny and Warri seaports by the Federal Government will create jobs for seafarers from the region.
He also said the seaports would promote competitions and attract sea vessels going to the two states for maritime activities.
Harry who spoke to The Tide yesterday during a telephone interview on the gains of building two ports in the Niger Delta, said gesture would reduce restiveness and encourage industrialization in the region.
Although, Harry said the plans to site a seaport in Bonny is not new, but long over due, he noted that such idea would improve the nation’s seaports.
“The idea by government would create employment for our seafarers who are idle and create jobs for our teeming youth’s.
“There is a lot of indigenous seafarers that have never been assigned to vessels, but having  Bonny and Warri seaports would make them have vessels to work with and improve their skills”, he said.
Comrade Harry insisted that building ports in Warri and Bonny would drastically decongest Lagos ports and make the region more economically viable for maritime activities.
“It is a welcome idea to build two seaports in Niger Delta, because more vessels would come with different cargos to those states”, Harry declared.
On the possibility of the seaports ending piracy in the region, the maritime worker said, piracy is a global problem, not only to Niger Delta, but also in the Gulf of Guinea and beyond.
Recall that the Federal Government had on Tuesday announced the construction of two seaports in Bonny and Warri to cater for the maritime needs of the people.

By: Chinedu Wosu