The Federal Government has said they are unaware of the proposed Orashi River Port in Imo State.
The Minister of Transportation, Engr Muazu Sambo, said neither the Ministry nor the Presidency knows of such a port being promoted by the Imo State government, saying “We are not aware of such port.”
Sambo stated this while speaking to journalists at the just-concluded World Maritime Day celebration in Lagos.
The minister disclosed that he would reach out to Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma to enquire about the port.
Sambo said: “The Federal Government is not aware of the Port, the Ministry is also not aware of such a port.
“I am yet to get in touch with the Imo State governor.
“As far as we are concerned, the Orashi River Port is not known to the government.”