The Executive Order was meant to enhance the Ease of Doing Business, entrench transparency and promote efficiency at the seaports. To ease procedural hiccups, it directed all relevant ministries, departments and agencies operating at the nation’s seaports to harmonise their operations into a single interface station
The order also outlawed touting and bribe-taking by official or unofficial persons at any port in Nigeria. Despite efforts by the government to rid Apapa and its environs of gridlock, the chaotic traffic situation has continued to linger unabated because those who have been assigned the responsibility of ensuring sanity on the port access roads are taking advantage of the situation to enrich themselves.
President, Association of Maritime Truck Owners , Chief Remi Odugbemi said: “What is happening in Apapa is a situation of the more you look, the less you see. Business is still going on as usual and the task team has refused to leave because they are benefiting from the chaos. They have formed a cartel and if you are not in that group, they will not pass your truck no matter who you are.”
The terminal operators in the two major seaports in Lagos are counting their losses, as operations have dwindled to the lowest ebb. Congestion has built up at the terminals; while importers are worried about the increasing demurrage accrued on trapped cargoes due to inaccessibility to the ports. During the meeting, Usman announced the list of agencies to be at the ports. They include NPA; Nigerian Customs Service ; Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency ; Nigeria Police; Department of State Security ; Nigerian Immigration Service and Port Health.
“We are trying to reduce the time and process in what we are doing and it is only when we abide by this that we can do that. I want to enjoin all of you to join hands with us and make sure that we implement this to the latter.
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