A renowned stakeholder in the maritime industry  in Rivers State,  Comrade Kingsley Dim, has appealed to the state government to dredge Bonny jetty  to enhance its water transports services.
Comrade Dim who also doubles as a safety officer with the Bonny Maritime Transport Association (BMTA), called on the state ministries of Transport and Works to complete the ongoing construction works at the jetty to ease water transportation operations in the state.
The safety officer who spoke to The Tide on Wednesday said the dredging of the jetty would accommodate more boats and increase the revenue profile of the state.
He noted that the dredging of the jetty by the government would also create job opportunities for the teeming youths and reduce restiveness.
Comrade Dim said the use of the temporary jetty by operators was associated with a lot of challenges even as the safety of lives and property at the operational site is not secured.
He decried the slow spate of work at the jetty, saying that both passengers and operators are negatively affected in their operations.
Dim lamented that the construction of the Bonny jetty by the state government had taken over three years to complete and appealed to the government to speed up the project.
He insisted that such projects needed speedy execution, describing it as a source of revenue to the state and local government.
Dim insisted that if the jetty is dredged and the construction works completed, it would improve water transportation, increase revenue and enhance lives for water transporters in the state.

Chinedu Wosu