BACCIMA seeks dredging of Badagry channel for enhanced trade

By Godwin Oritse

The Badagry Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (BACCIMA) has called for the immediate and sustained dredging of the Badagry Channel to boost maritime trade and strengthen economic ties among countries in the West African sub-region.

Speaking to Vanguard on the sidelines of the recently concluded World Maritime Day celebration at the Lagos Continental Hotel, the immediate past president of BACCIMA, Yahaya Idris, said the Badagry Channel had become a vital trade route for traders along the West African coast, particularly those from Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo.
Idris added that many traders from the Benin Republic access Nigeria through the ...