Committee tasks Shippers’ Council on development of Inland dry Ports

Committee tasks Shippers’ Council on development of Inland dry Ports

The Advisory Committee of the Nigerian Ports Process Manual (NPPM), has urged Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), to ensure the development of all Inland Dry Ports across the country.

The Chairman of NPPM’s Advisory Committee, Prince Olayiwola Shittu, stated this when he led the Committee on a courtesy visit to Nigerian
Shippers’ Council (NSC), Headquarters in Lagos.

Prince Olayiwola Shittu, who is also the former National President of ANLCA, affirmed their readiness to support NSC, to meet its aspirations at the ports.

He said : “Since Shippers’ Council already has a plan on developing ICDs to spread all over the country, we are encouraging them to have as many as possible, to reduce the problem that we are experiencing in Lagos’’, he added.

He expressed optimism that the ICDs when operational, would address congestion at the nation’s ports, create employment opportunity, as well as accruing substantial revenue for the government.

He informed: ” Advisory Committee of the Nigerian Ports Process Manual has recorded landmark achievements in port operations since the introduction of the manual at the nation’s seaports.

“‘This is a Committee that was set up to work pro-bono to assist NSC to achieve the mandate as contained in NPPM.
The manual is to support Ease of Doing Business, initiated by the Federal Government.

“The CEO has invited us to brief him about our activities, in order to enable him know what is going on in the NPPM’s Committee’’.

Prince Segun Oduntan, Member, Advisory Committee Nigerian Port Process Manual, Prince Olayiwola Shittu, Chairman, Advisory Committee, Nigerian Port Process Manual, Hon. Emmanuel Jime, Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Chief Agu Catejan, Director, Consumer Affairs Department, Nigerian Shippers’ Council and Mr. Moses Fadipe, Lead Coordinator Nigerian Port Process Manual Task Team