Our Reporter
THE Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANCLA) has said that the ban on motorcycles and tricycles in some parts of Lagos State would cripple cargo clearance at the ports.
The Vice-President, Mr. Collins Farinto, yesterday told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that most agents rode on commercial motorcycles to the ports to clear their cargoes.
He said the agents performed 99 per cent of their ports’ operations by patronising Okada riders.
Farinto said they used them when processing the documents meant to clear their goods within a short period from one port to another, to avoid incurring demurrage.
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He said: “Everybody can testify to it that the activities relating to getting cargo documents processed have been made easy due to the availability of commercial motorcycles.
“About 99 per cent of our job is done by transporting ourselves on motorcycles.
“If we now have any consignment to clear at the Tin-Can Port or Kirikiri Lighter Terminal, we have to trek or drive through the bad roads.
“Banning of motorcycles will have adverse effects on the economy of the state.
“This is not what the Lagos State governor promised us during his campaign.
“He promised to review and protect the operations of motorcycles.”
Farinto implored the government to reconsider the operations of motorcycles within the ports, to enable the clearing agents meet up with deadlines.
