NAGAFF to Develop Cargo Village In Enugu State

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) is to develop a cargo village within the proposed East – Gate Enugu Airport City Development project to be anchored by NECI Land Development Corporation Limited.

Towards this end, Dr. Eugene Nweke, national president of NAGAFF, recently visited Enugu in an on-the-spot inspection and assessment of the Project Development site with the Representative of the Corporation, Mr. Daniel Kalu, the NAGAFF Enugu State Chapter, Comrade Sunny Okonkwo and the Project Legal Consultant who is also the Secretary of NAGAFF Enugu Chapter Barrister Chinedum Agwaramgbo.

The proposed Cargo Village will be situated within the 142 – hectare of land, of the East – Gate Enugu Airport City Development Project adjacent to the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu.

In a statement made available to Nigeria CommunicationsWeek by Mr. Simeon Nwonu, national publicity secretary, he quoted the NAGAFF President saying that the proposed NAGAFF Cargo Village is to be fashioned after a similar one in Malaysia.

To get a clearer picture of the Malaysia model a delegation comprising officials of NAGAFF, representatives of the Enugu State Government, and of the investor, NECI Land Development Corporation Limited as well as other 27 business venture companies including the banks will visit the Asian country in October.

Nweke said NAGAFF seems to be enjoying the goodwill and trust of all stakeholders involved in the Project and all hands will soon be on the deck to make the project a reality.

He added that the Cargo village when completed will boost and further simplify the process of Cargo clearing in the country and help in removing the congestion at the Lagos ports and entry points as Importers, Exporters and Freight Forwarders will be happy to divert their cargoes to the Akanu Ibiam International Airport.

The proposed cargo village is part of bigger project which has the potentials of creating a wide range of business opportunities in Enugu State and the entire South East geo0political zone.

It will encompass the establishment of key investment component such as air cargo terminal logistics hub, high industrial zone, duty free and export zone and commercial and residential real estate.

It would be recalled that the Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Uguwanyi recently visited the site of the proposed East-Gate Enugu Airport City Development project.