FG Plans To Phase Out Wooden Boats On Inland Waterways

Federal Government through the National Inland Waterways Authority has disclosed that it is moving towards phasing out wooden boats on inland waterways.

The Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, made this known to newsmen during an interaction in Lagos.

Speaking during the interaction, which focused largely on the safety of the waterways and the expansion of water travel, Mr Oyebamiji explained that wooden boats constituted over ninety-percent of boats on the waterways.