The Chairman, Port Consultative Council (PCC), Chief Kunle Folarin, has said that there was no absolute legitimacy for port concession.
Folarin said in Lagos last week that, “if the Port and Harbour Bill is not passed, there is no absolute legitimacy for the concessioning exercise’’.
According to the maritime economist, a lot of reforms have taken place.“The Port and Harbour Bill is supposed to legalise the concessioning regime which is not in the NPA Act of 1999.
The Chairman, Port Consultative Council (PCC), Chief Kunle Folarin, has said that there was no absolute legitimacy for port concession.
Folarin said in Lagos last week that, “if the Port and Harbour Bill is not passed, there is no absolute legitimacy for the concessioning exercise’’.
According to the maritime economist, a lot of reforms have taken place.“The Port and Harbour Bill is supposed to legalise the concessioning regime which is not in the NPA Act of 1999.
“In the Port and Harbour Bill, the concessioning and the role of terminal operators were expressively spelt out.
“A lot of people have been saying that the concessioning is not legal, it is illegal; but that is neither here nor there.
“What they have to do is to make sure that when it (bill) is passed, it legalises the concessioning,’’ Folarin said.
The maritime economist said that, “if the bill is passed, it legalises the work of the terminal operators and it spells out the condition of engagements, how they can get the lease and transforming NPA from an operator to a landlord.’’
The landlord model will now be practiced, said Folarin, who is also the Chairman, National Seafarers Welfare Board.
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