Lagos – Mr Obinna Okoafor, Secretary, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Ikorodu Chapter, has called on the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to evacuate overtime containers at the Tin Can Island Container Terminal to Ikorodu.
Okoafor made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos.
He said that the non-evacuation of such cargoes, was denying the Ikorodu Lighter Terminal huge revenue.
According to him, the Ikorodu terminal was designated to receive overtime containers from the utility terminals to make room for incoming ones.
“It is the duty of the NPA to ensure that cargoes that have exceeded 90 days in terminals should be relocated to the Ikorodu terminal for onward discharge,’’ Okoafor said.
He said that at the Tin Can terminals alone, so many cargoes littered the terminal and occupied space.
Okoafor, therefore, urged the NPA to liaise with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to address the situation with a view to igniting business activities at the Ikorodu terminal.
He said that this was also critical to boosting the nation’s revenue drive. (NAN)
