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The Kaduna Dry Port, when fully operational, will generate about 5,000 direct jobs and over 10,000 indirect jobs, the Executive Secretary, Nigeria Shippers Council Mr. Hassan Bello has said.
Mr. Bello, who led the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi and Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and other stakeholders to an inspection tour of the facility that near completion in Kaduna yesterday said, employment generation is a key consideration of the project.
He told Daily Trust at the sidelines of the inspection that the Nigeria Shippers Council, the regulator of the facility will ensure the ports operator, the Inland Containers Nigeria Limited (ICNL), adhere to the employment projected numbers.
“We are talking of 5,000 direct employments and maybe up to 10,000 indirect employments. The employment content of this project is critical to the government and the Nigeria Shippers Council being the regulator of this project will ensure appropriate number of people are employed” he said.
