Minister orders NPA, terminal operators to clear containers abandoned for 20 years

Adegboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, has directed the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and seaport terminal operators to expedite the clearance of powerfulness instrumentality containers that person been stranded astatine the nation's seaports for astir 2 decades.

The curate gave the directive successful a connection issued connected Tuesday by his spokesperson, Bolaji Akinola.

The directive follows a statesmanlike bid to wide the long-abandoned cargo, immoderate of which person remained astatine the nation's seaports since 2007, for transportation to the Ministry of Power.

Oyetola stressed that the palmy implementation of the statesmanlike directive would beryllium connected effectual coordination among each applicable authorities agencies and larboard stakeholders.

"Mr. President's directive is clear, and our work is to guarantee its effectual implementation. NPA and terminal operators are to springiness this duty the highest priority, enactment seamlessly with Customs and the Ministry of Power, and supply each indispensable operational enactment to execute the desired result," the connection said.

Minister orders NPA, terminal operators to wide containers abandoned for 20 years