- Expresses total commitment to the ease of doing business in Lagos
By Seyi Babalola
Lagos State Government yesterday assured that it would continue to partner with the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) to ease all encumbrances affecting Ports operations.
The Commissioner for Transportation Dr Frederic Oladeinde stated this, while playing host the leadership of Nigeria Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUM) who had paid him coutesy visit in his office.
He said the government and the NPA are working relentlessly towards an improved E-call up system that would make gaining access to the Port Areas seamless.
He therefore urged the two unions whose members are in charge of sea and dry port terminal trucking across the country to continue to co-operate with the government.
Oladeinde who noted that the State Government is not unaware of the challenges ports operators are encountering, explained that the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration is determined to promote Federal government’s executive order five, regarding the ease of doing business in the state.
Responding, NARTO’s Executive Secretary Mr Aloga Ogbogbo, commended the state government for ensuring the drastic reduction of extortion at the ports.
Ogbogbo who spoke on behalf of the two unions, urged the government to deal decisively with the menace of ports miscreants noting that they hinder the smooth operations of the truckers at the ports.
Allaying the worries, the Transport Commissioner disclosed that the State Government has been working with the Truck Transit Park (TTP) and the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) to ease all encumbrances affecting smooth run of the ports.