By Joseph Edeh
Nigeria’s Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) will begin a two-day clean-up and enforcement operation along the Lagos port corridor on May 14, targeting chronic congestion and traffic bottlenecks around the Apapa and Tin Can ports.
PEBEC Director-General Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu said in a statement on Saturday that the exercise, coordinated through the Ports and Customs Efficiency Committee (PCEC), was part of efforts to improve trade facilitation and ease the cost of doing business.
She said congestion, unauthorised checkpoints, indiscriminate parking and uncoordinated activities along port access roads had for years slowed cargo movement and increased logistics costs.
The operation will involve the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Government, port terminal operators and other security and regulatory agencies, Audu said.
She added that the exercise was expected to improve traffic management, reduce cargo delays, and enhance operational efficiency at Nigeria’s busiest maritime corridor.
Audu said the operation was not intended to disrupt legitimate business activities but to create a more predictable and efficient environment for port users.
PEBEC was established in 2016 to reduce bureaucratic constraints and improve Nigeria’s business climate. (NAN)
Edited by Emmanuel Yashim
