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Viewing cable 08ABUJA411, NIGERIA: AF DAS MOSS' MEETING WITH TRANSPORT MINISTER

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08ABUJA411 2008-03-03 12:56 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Abuja
VZCZCXRO3194
PP RUEHMA RUEHPA
DE RUEHUJA #0411/01 0631256
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 031256Z MAR 08
FM AMEMBASSY ABUJA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2241
INFO RUEHOS/AMCONSUL LAGOS PRIORITY 8860
RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RULSDMK/DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHDC
RHMFIUU/FAA NATIONAL HQ WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ABUJA 000411 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT PASS TO USTR (AGAMA) 
 
E.O. 12598: N/A 
TAGS: ELTN EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ETRD NI
SUBJECT:  NIGERIA: AF DAS MOSS' MEETING WITH TRANSPORT MINISTER 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED--CONTAINS COMPANY PROPRIETARY 
INFORMATION 
 
1. (SBU) SUMMARY.  Nigeria's roads and railways are in disrepair, 
creating a logjam for transport and commerce.  The Transport 
Ministry will be looking to public private partnerships to improve 
mass transit and is developing related legislation.  There are 
significant opportunities for U.S. services and equipment.  The 
Ministry is looking at Build-Operation-Transfer (BOT) models on 25 
to 30 year contracts. The Minister wants all projects - roads, 
airports, rail and ports - structured so investors have a chance to 
make a profit and the impact on the end user is bearable.  The 
Minister said she had made a decision in principle to allow World 
Airways to bid for cargo contracts.  End Summary. 
 
2. (SBU) Ambassador Sanders, AF DAS Todd Moss and Econoffs met with 
Minister of Transportation Ms. Diezani K. Allison-Madueke on January 
24.  The Minister said that the current condition of the road 
network is unacceptable especially in terms of safety. It raises 
operating costs to the road users who are paying much more in higher 
fuel consumption, higher vehicle maintenance, higher depreciation, 
greater travel time and increased accident costs for traveling on 
bad roads. The economy bears the double burden of high road 
maintenance costs on the one hand, and rising road user costs on the 
other.  Allison-Madueke said that long neglect of the rail and water 
transport sub-sectors meant that roads have been forced to carry 
over 90 percent of the traffic of goods and people. The resulting 
high impact on the roads has led to their dilapidation and 
degradation which has in turn placed high financial demands on 
public sector funding.  The Minister stated that with the 
establishment of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) and 
higher levels of funding for maintenance, there has been a relative 
improvement in the level of road maintenance, but not yet in a 
sustainable manner. 
 
3. (SBU) The Minister noted that road construction and 
rehabilitation is capital intensive.  The Government's current 
policy is to shift from public funding of road projects, to 
partnership with the private sector under Public Private 
Partnerships (PPP). She said that the establishment of the necessary 
legal, regulatory and institutional framework for PPPs is moving 
forward for both roads and rail.  The Ministry is also preparing 
some highways for rehabilitation and modernization under Design, 
Build, Operate and Transfer (DBOT/BOT) schemes and, in accordance 
with 2008 Budget guidelines, has already advertised for expressions 
of interest by companies. The Minister emphasized that she urges the 
private sector, including Nigerian Banks, to participate in 
Nigeria's national road development. 
 
4. (SBU) The Minister also said that the Federal Government has 
recorded successes and lessons learned on the PPP Scheme with 
Airports and Seaports. The recent opening of the local wing of the 
Murtala Mohammed Airport built under BOT and ports concessioning, 
provide good examples. 
 
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RAILROADS 
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5. (SBU) The Minister noted that senior officials from General 
Electric had met with the President and then with the Ministers for 
gas, power, and transport for exchanges on how GE might assist these 
sectors.  GE already provides gas turbines for electricity 
generation and engines for locomotives and airplanes and seemed a 
natural partner for the GON going forward.  Although an agreement is 
in place for Chinese construction of new rail lines, GON and Chinese 
representatives are discussing how to move forward.  The GON has 
been receiving technical advice on rail from a U.S. consulting firm. 
 The Minister is aware of U.S. company interest in rehabilitation of 
existing rail lines. 
 
6. (SBU) DAS Moss asked the Minister about timelines to build or 
rehabilitate the rail system.  One scenario is to fast track freight 
by not changing from narrow rail gauge to standard gauge, but 
refurbishing existing narrow gauge lines.  The almost moribund 
narrow gauge system, according to the Minister, could be 
rehabilitated from the current operating speed of 20 km per hour to 
60 to 65 km per hour within three years.  The Minister mentioned 
that passenger rail is a challenge because it will require subsidies 
and it is unclear where the money would come from on a sustainable 
basis.  The Minister looks to complete the build out and 
rehabilitation of the rail system in six years.  She said the 
Chinese could not/not meet that timetable at present as they want to 
build whole new lines from scratch. The GON will look for foreign 
expertise as Nigeria's plans move forward. 
 
ABUJA 00000411  002.3 OF 002 
 
 
 
7. (SBU) THE MINISTER REPORTED THAT SHE HAD PREPARED A LETTER TO 
INFORM THE USG OF APPROVAL FOR WORLD AIRWAYS TO BID FOR CARGO 
FLIGHTS.  THE LETTER WAS ONLY AWAITING THE CONCURRENCE OF THE 
MINISTER OF STATE FOR AVIATION.  (NOTE: EMBASSY HAD NOT RECEIVED THE 
NOTIFICATION LETTER AT TIME OF TRANSMITTAL OF THIS MESSAGE.  END 
NOTE). 
 
SANDERS