He stated this while presenting preliminary remarks at the Africa Transport Forum organised by the Africa Development Bank in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, recently.
The event was themed, ‘The state of inland waterways transport in Africa: potential, opportunities & challenges’.
Adalikwu advocated a stronger public and private sector collaboration, to fully harness the gains of inland waterways.
“The move would also help to sustain the enabling environment for more legitimate trade, travels, tourism, research and exchange of cultural values among coast areas,” he remarked.
Adalikwu described the waterways as natural endowments critical for the economic, environmental, social, and general well-being of coastal communities.
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