As Kano Dry Port is about to be commissioned, the governor of Kano state, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that Presidents of Niger Republic, Cameroon, Tchad and Central Africa, have indicated interest to come and fully patronize the multi-billion Naira signature project when it takes-off.
This is contained in a statement by Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Ganduje and issued to newsmen in Kano on Saturday.
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According to Anwar, Ganduje made the revelation when he paid an assessment tour to the facility on Friday, where he was taken round by the Chairman of Inland Dry Port, Sahabo Abubakar Bawuro and the Managing Director, Ahmed Rabi’u.
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“All the Presidents of Niger Republic, Tchad, Cameroon and Central Africa have indicated their interest and readiness to be using Kano Dry Port for their imports and exports,” Ganduje said.
He said the four Presidents of those countries have all accepted to get across to Kano and send their officials to come and discuss with authorities over modus operandi of the new DryPort before it takes off.
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He called on the would-be-managers of the Port to make sure that they run everything digitally. Explaining that, “We are in a digital world. You should therefore make sure that you comply with the digital demand and operate within the realm of global best practices.”
Gov. Ganduje expressed satisfaction over the level of progress and commitment of both contractors and consultants.
