Port Manager of the Lagos Ports Complex, Mr Ibrahim Lawal has reiterated the Nigerian Ports Authority’s zero tolerance for wrongful parking and other lawless acts by truck operators
Lawal who stated on Thursday,October 30, 2025 when he received Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, the Customs Area Controller for Apapa Port Command on a courtesy visit decried a situation where some port users have recently been violating basic traffic rules and wanting to make the ports internal and access roads their parking areas.
He said the NPA Managing Director is committed to ensuring the nation’s ports work efficiently at optimum capacity with sustained seamless inflow and outflow of vehicles to promote trade and achieve ease of doing business for all port users.
The Port Manager also reaffirmed NPA’s commitment to collaborate with sister government agencies and private sector stakeholders in ensuring a free flow of traffic within and around the Lagos Ports Complex in Apapa.
According to Lawal, there have been renewed efforts by NPA to decongest the roads with the support of Nigeria Police Force stating that any difficulty in exiting the port automatically translates to difficulties in accessing the ports which could cause setback to the economy
The Port Manager sought support from the customs and enjoined other organisation to partner with NPA in quickly restoring orderliness within and along the port corridor
Oshoba who decried the unlawful activities of some truck operators frowned at the difficulties encountered by port users trying to access the scanning area. He also described the long queues of container laden trucks and inimical to trade facilitation.
According to the CAC, if challenges of easy entry and exit are not fixed on time, such could pose adverse effects on federal government revenue and slow down the pace of national progress already achieved
JournalNG findings from Nigeria Customs Service had revealed that from an average of 1,050 trucks exited through the gate daily, ther has been a drop to 900 trucks per day following recent gridlock experienced in the nation’s premier port of Apapa.
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