The chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Chief Emmanuel Olajide Adesoye, has reassured that the ongoing tripod solution strategy being deployed by the Authority in partnership with other federal agencies will soon end the grief suffered by port stakeholders’ in the two Lagos ports of Apapa and Tin Can.
Speaking during a tour of some terminals within the Lagos port complexes with members of the board, Chief Adesoye listed the three front’s efforts to include rejuvenation of rail lines in the Port, the call- up system as well as expanding the Port access roads.
The Board chairman noted that the Management is very much aware of the challenges faced by Terminal Operators and Port users in assessing the Port due to the gridlock and assured that the NPA is assiduously working in synergy with other government agencies such as the Federal Ministry of Power, Work and Housing (FMWH) in cushioning the pressure on the roads.
According to him, “The Board is conscious that Badges are currently being used to transfer cargoes from Tincan and Apapa Ports to Ikorodu and Kirikiri Lighter Terminals. This, according to him, has drastically reduced the clog on the wheel of progress on the lane to greater service delivery at the Nation’s seaports.”
He revealed that on completion, the Lekki Deep sea Port which is a product of Private Public Partnership (PPP) would help in the efficient movement of Cargo and expressed the strong hope that the Port would be a reference point within the Gulf of Guinea.
While being silent on poor use of Eastern ports which is piling pressure on Lagos ports, Chief Adesoye reiterated the commitment of the Board and Management of the Authority to provide modern Port infrastructure in all seaports in the country, in order to encourage sufficiency in the system.
Earlier, the Port Manager, Tincan Island Port Complex (TCIP), Engineer Emmanuel Akporherhe, while welcoming the Board members to the Port solicited for the renewal of the infrastructure round the Port in other to facilitate greater customer satisfaction, saying that some of the existing infrastructures in the Port are over 40 years old.
The Port, according to him berthed in the First Quarter of 2019, a total of 213 ships with a tonnage of 6,778,397 with a Cargo throughput of 4, 790, 282 which was an improvement of 2018.
The Port Manager, Lagos Port Complex (LPC), Hajia Aishat Ibrahim in her brief to the Board members informed them of the activities of the Port and the feats it has attained in its operation.
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