Government News Sources|13 October 2017
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State and members of the state Executive Council yesterday gave a standing ovation to President Muhammadu Buhari in appreciation of the approval of a transaction Advisor for the Bakassi Deep Seaport project by the Federal Government.
The news of the approval of the transaction Advisor for the multi-billion naira project was announced to the members of the state Executive Council at the council chambersby the governor moments after a presentation by Siemens, which is seeking to invest in the state.
It was greeted with aloud standing ovation, which the governor says is the least the state can do in appreciation of a President that has a special love for the state.
“As the president of the Federal republic of Nigeria receives a standing ovation in this Executive Chambers, I want to appreciate him for graciously keeping to his promise by appointing a transaction advisor for the people of Cross River for the uptake and starting of the Bakassi Deep Seaport project.
"It is a classical demonstration of the President’s commitment to his words," said an excited Ayade.
Recalling that the President had during the groundbreaking ceremony for the project promised to assist the state in actualising it, he said the approval of the transaction Advisor in just two years is record-setting.
According to him, “the people and government of Cross River State are grateful to President Buhari for helping us to achieve this feat within record speed of two years."
He explained that the appointment of the transaction adviser for the project means that work will soon commence on site.
He used the occasion to also express gratitude to the Minister of Transport, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi who according to him stopped at no point in putting pressure on his entire team to get the transaction advisor approved.
On what the development means for the state, he said: “For us as a state it puts an end to the dreaming phase, now we are in reality, thank God to President Buhari and the ministry of Transport who made it possible.
"Preliminary reclamation works will commence soon while commencement of the actual work will also start this year."
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