NPA says just eight organizations permitted tasks in ports across the country
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Tuesday revealed that
exclusive eight Federal Government offices are permitted to work and have
physical portrayal at all port areas in the nation.
The General
Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications of NPA, Alhaji Abdullahi Goje,
said in an announcement in Lagos that the exposure depended on the mandate of
the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC).
Goje said that
PEBEC had guided the NPA to guarantee strict consistence to the Oct. 26, 2011
presidential order on organizations allowed to work in the ports.
“Agencies allowed representation at the ports are:
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Nigerian
Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Nigeria Police, Department
of State Security (DSS).
“Other agencies are: Nigerian Immigration Service
(NIS), Port Health and the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),’’ he
said.
He stressed that the other agencies not mentioned on
the list must remain outside the port premises.
“The Nigerian Customs Service, which is the lead
agency for inspection of cargoes, has developed standard operating procedures
to facilitate
seamless operation,’’ Goje said.
seamless operation,’’ Goje said.
The NPA spokesman said that the authority remained
committed to the Ease of Doing Business policy of the administration of
President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said the presidential initiative was to improve the
conditions under which business was carried out at all ports across the
country.
Goje solicited for the support of all agencies and
stakeholders in the Nigerian Maritime Sector towards making Nigeria, a
destination of choice for all legitimate businesses.
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