Federal Government says it will soon officially declare the proposed Ondo sea port facility as a deep sea port.

Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo Sambo, gave the indication while receiving Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo on his office in Abuja.

After listening to a technical presentation by the consultants to the Ondo State Government, Sambo said the Federal Government would not hesitate to make the Ondo port declaration.

Earlier, Gov. Akeredolu said the visit was to acquaint the Transport Ministry with the State’s vision of developing a deep seaport in Ilaje, Ondo, in accordance with Federal Government’s module of public private partnership.

He added that Dubai port and China habour were among the many international partners that signalled their interest in developing the port.