who could not stand the intransigence of the Terminal Operators and Shipping companies had petitioned the government over their action.Īmiwero, who could not hide his feelings commended Hajia usman, the NPA, Managing Director the 14 days waiver and extension to accommodate the extension of the lockdown granted agents, stressing that it will bring about stability in the operations of the port, which had had be opened for skeletal operations. One of the critics was National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents, NCMDLCA. The agents problems with the Terminal Operators and shipping companies who insisted on collecting all their rents and demurrage as cautioned against by NPA, may have opened the door of opposition to kick against them. The Magazine learnt that the agents never had any problem with the Nigerian Customs Services, National Agency For Food and Drug Administration, NAFDAC and Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, including other security agencies personnel at the port but those of the Terminal Operators and the shipping companies over rent and demurrage. Initially, the agents were reluctant to do so but the intervention of the duo gave them encouragement to do so. The opportunity came when Hajia Usman and Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers Council pleaded with the importers with their agents to take advantage of the lock down of Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, Federal Capital territory, FCT, to take delivery of their cargoes. They were said to have ignored the NPA directive, waiting for a time the agents would come to take delivery of their Clients cargoes at their terminal to demand for payment of their rent and demurrage or the Consignment. With the lockdown, Hajia hAdiza Bala Usman Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, had tried to resolve the crisis of granting waiver to the agents by writing to the Concessionaires and the shipping companies not to collect rent and demurrage for their services from agents for use of their facililities within the period of the lockdown, which was initially two weeks, before it was extended for another two weeks by President Muhammaduhari, because it was a government policy. The Vaue News findings findings shows that the agents refusal to take their Clients cargoes may not be unconnected to the Terminal Operators and shipping companies insistence of collecting Demurrage on importers goods from their agents. This is because of the reluctance of the importers with their to take delivery of their Containers. Fears of Congestions at Lagos ports of Apapa, Tin can Island Port, portmultiservices Terminal Limited, PTML,brigtens.
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