The emergence of the deep seaport in Nigeria positions it on the path to acquiring the status of West Africa's trading hub.
The Lekki Deep Sea Port seeks to position Nigeria for the big gains of the African Continental Free Trade Area , competitive transhipment, and status upgrade as the maritime hub of West Africa, but neighbouring local communities also want a share of this prosperity and protection against adverse sustainability and human rights issues.
Prior to the operationalisation of the port, which recently acquired the status of a transhipment hub, the African continent lacked a regional trading hub aside from South Africa, which may be described as the trading hub for Southern Africa. “The port has a 45 years concessionary period with the build, own, operate, and transfer mode of operation, meaning the Chinese will fully hand over the operation and total ownership after 45 years.”
“Land is a very important resource, especially for Africans. Intercultural communication is very important in this case. The government should hold a dialogue, grant some concessions, and see an end to two communities seeing themselves as enemies instead of people who could collectively work for the development of Nigeria,” he said.
Speaking to Baba Atobajeun, President Fishing Cooperative Federation of Nigeria in the Magbon Community, he said during the port construction, their nets got spoilt a lot when the youths went fishing as there were things laid for construction inside the water which spoils their fishing net.
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