Tinubu Says Bakassi Deep Seaport Will End Decades Of Delays, Boost Blue Economy

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the $3.5 billion Bakassi Deep Seaport project as a major step towards ending decades of delays and expanding Nigeria’s maritime economy. The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, disclosed this in a post on his official X account after representing the President at the groundbreaking ceremony……

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the $3.5 billion Bakassi Deep Seaport project as a major step towards ending decades of delays and expanding Nigeria’s maritime economy.

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, disclosed this in a post on his official X account after representing the President at the groundbreaking ceremony in Bakassi, Cross River State, on Friday.

Tinubu said the project would help position Cross River State and Nigeria as leading destinations for investment in the blue economy.

Addressing the ceremony through Shettima, the President said his visit was not merely for a ceremonial event but to mark the beginning of a project that had faced prolonged delays.

He said he was not in Calabar “to cut a ribbon and dance Ekpe masquerade” but to “break ground and break a centuries-old jinx.”

“Many people believed this port would never happen. They said it would be a pipe dream. They said Bakassi would only be remembered for what we lost. Today, we answer them with a shovel, with concrete, with steel, and with hope, a renewed hope that a dream deferred can become a dream actualised,” he added.

The President also dismissed suggestions that certain interests within the Federal Government or the South-West had deliberately hindered the development of seaports in other parts of the country.

The $3.5 billion project is expected to strengthen Nigeria’s maritime infrastructure and support economic development in Cross River State.

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