Bayelsa Community To Get Deep Sea Port

[Shola Sholaz]

The hope of the people of Agge community seeing their community transform into an economic hub received a boost last week, following the presentation of the survey report for the proposed deep sea port in the area by the Nigerian Army Engineers Corps to the Bayelsa State Government.
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Agge is a predominantly fishing community on the Atlantic fringe of Bayelsa State in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
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The Deep Seaport SweetCrude learnt, is to occupy an area of about eight thousand hectares, which is an increase from the initial seven thousand proposed for the facility which will not launch the community on the fast lane of development but the entire Ekeremor council area.
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Presenting the survey report in Yenagoa, the state governor, Seriake Dickson said the plan by the administration to build a word class Deep Seaport in the state was now on course.