Head of the border crossing authorities Kadhim al-Aqabi said on Monday that corruption is the reason that made the delay clear in the construction and development of ports, especially with regard to the perpetrators of Shalamjah and Safwan, pointing out that one of these executors percentage completion 0% despite receiving the operational advance before Contractor. 

The body said in a statement received by Alsumaria News a copy of it, "the head of the border crossing points Kadhim al-Aqabi discussed today with the governor of Basra, Asad al-Eidani ways to improve the work of border posts in the province and improve the service reality," expressing "the hope of cooperation of the two governments in the province with the Commission."

"The delay is clear in the construction and development of the ports with regard to the perpetrators of Shalamjah and Safwan and the reason is that corruption is still present," the statement said, adding that "the visit to the province was to discuss how to develop these outlets, as the reasons for their failure clear because they turned to contractors did not abide Through contracts with them. " 

He continued, "The completion rate in the port of Shalamjah 0% despite the fact that the contractor has received the operational advance As for the port of Safwan has been the completion rate is 17% These ports were originally transmitted as contracts from the Directorate of Contracts in the Ministry of Interior , and after Events (service companies) These projects have been discontinued after the decision of the CabinetNo. 347 and now after the issuance of the budget law 2018, which allocated Article 18 of the law, which requires the allocation of 50% of the imports of border crossings to maintain that the specialization of the development of ports and approaches and projects of the province, " 

He explained," Our presence and our meeting today with the governor for the purpose of understanding and development Ports in the light of imports achieved from the ports and agreement to increase the area of ​​the port of Shalamjah from (96 acres) to (340 acres) and has been guaranteed to protect the financing of this project.