Group Seeks Re-Organisation Of Maritime Agencies

The Shippers Association
in Lagos State has called for re-organisation of maritime agencies in the country.
The President of the association, Mr Jonathan Nicol, made the call in an interview with newsmen in Lagos.
He said re-organisation was necessary for government to earn more support from shippers and improve the economic indices of the country.
“We in the maritime sector will do everything possible to give the government our unflinching support but maritime agencies must first be re-organised, ” he said.
“We had in 2014 succeeded in showcasing that enormous money passed though the private sector illegally.
“ We paid so much money in port charges to port concessionaires.
“ We were forced to go to court over this and the court agreed with us,” he said.
Nicol , who said that such issues ought to have been discussed amicably with stakeholders, added:
“ We need the government to intervene and save the economy by allowing normal business trend to prevail at the ports.
Nicol also canvassed for cooperation among shippers in the country, saying “We hope the shippers in the country will come together as one body.”
He commended the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) for assuming its status as Port Economic Regulator through a court victory, adding that it had remained focused in solving the enormous problems of shippers nationwide.