By Emma Amaize

WARRI—A Niger Delta activist and Ijaw opinion leader, Dr. Clarkson Aribogha, has called on the Federal Government to end the high-level plot by some highly placed people  to ensure that only Lagos Port is functional, while Calabar, Warri, Burutu, Sapele and  Koko ports in the South-South  remain dormant.

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Aribogha, who spoke to reporters in Warri, Delta State, slammed the Federal Government for an alleged tactical delay in dredging the Escravos Bar in Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state, appealing to the Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, to meet President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently release funds for the purpose.

He said:  “Government should know that Escravos Bar is just the entering point, but Warri Port is the main thing. We want the dredging to begin from the Escravos Bar down to Warri Port so that vessels can be coming to Warri.

“We also want the Federal Government to know that dredging of Escravos Bar will assist in no small measure to bring in more revenue to the government. Unfortunatelly, it is Lagos Port that all vessels go to for a long time now, whereas there are other ports such as Calabar, Burutu, Sapele and Koko Ports that are dormant. Presently Lagos port is congested.”