Greg Nwoko Historic Blog

Thursday 11 December 2014

LORD LUGARD OPENS PORT HARCOURT PORT 1913

In 1913, Port Harcourt Port was opened to shipping by Lord Lugard, the Governor General. Lord Lugard saw the need for a modern port to serve in the evacuation of the agricultural produce of South-eastern Nigeria and the minerals from the Plateau of North-eastern Nigeria. 

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