Nigeria, Aug. 16 -- Two former Nigerian leaders, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar, have called for urgent and decisive action to bring the long-neglected Baro Inland Port in Niger State into full operation.

They pledged their personal backing to see the decades-old project finally delivered.

The duo made their positions known in Minna during separate meetings with members of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Rehabilitation and Operationalisation of the Baro Inland Port.

The committee is currently on an oversight tour to evaluate the state of the facility and its supporting infrastructure.

Messrs Babangida and Abdulsalami, both retired military generals, hail from Niger State.

Abdulsalami, in his remarks, ...