By Ekhator Osasogie Mercy

The Federal Government through the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has said that it is moving towards phasing out wooden boats on inland waterways.

The Managing Director of NIWA, Bola Oyebamiji, made this known to editors during an interaction in Lagos.

Speaking during the interaction, which focused largely on the safety of the waterways and the expansion of water travel, Oyebamiji explained that wooden boats constituted over 90 percent of boats on the waterways.

He said they accounted for the majority of accidents on the waterways nationwide