Minister of State for Transport John Okechukwu Emeka of Nigeria

The summit is scheduled to hold on Thursday 28th February 2008 at the Oceanview Restaurant, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Bamanga Tukur is chairman of the summit while the Honourable Minister of State (Water) Transportation: Prince John Okechukwu Emeka is expected as the Special Guest of honour.

Prince Emeka was at the Senate Committee Room 2, venue of the Public/Investigation hearing at the National Assembly, to present their position of his ministry, on funds allocation, and Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) as well as expenditure.

Price Okechukwu Emeka stated this in Abuja at the inauguration of the council for the Regulation of freight forwarding in Nigeria.

Prince Emeka said the maritime industry had the potential of generating enormous foreign exchange revenue second to the oil and gas industry.

by the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN.

Minister of State for Water Transportation, Prince John Okechukwu Emeka has identified an efficient multi modal transportation system as the antidote for the attainment of the Federal Government vision of making Nigeria ports a hub port in the West and Central African sub-region.