January 27, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari, will on Monday, January 30, commission the Dala International Inland Dry Port, at Zawachiki in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State.
A statement by the Managing Director, Dala Inland Dry Port, Ahmad Rabiu, said the port is the first international inland dry port to move cargoes from Kano to any part of the world without follow up to any sea ports across Nigeria.
Rabiu commended the Federal Government under President Buhari for providing all the support required for the take off, noting that they had met the requirements on infrastructure and other critical amenities.
He said the stacking area of the port can contain 20 thousand units of containers, adding that the area covered six hectares of land and the management was willing to add more.
Rabiu further said all the requirements needed for clearance by business men, customs duty would be done right from Kano without follow up to any sea port in Nigeria.
Also, Chairman, Dala Inland Dry Port, Alhaji Abubakar Bawuro, said the management of the port was prepared technically, physically and with interested partners to boost businesses in Kano, Nigeria and Africa in general.
According to Bawuro, Dala Inland Dry Port will introduce cargo tracking and door to door delivery of goods and services.
He said the success of the inland dry port was a joint venture between state government, business community, regulatory agencies and Federal Government of Nigeria and would make business in Kano and its neighbourhood more competitive.
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