The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), through its Port Harcourt port manager; Mr. Oladele Alabi, has called on port concessionaires to ensure that they meet up with the terms of the contract they had entered into with the Federal Government in terms of injecting funds into developing Nigerian ports.
Speaking during a media parley in Port Harcourt last week, Mr. Alabi said that there is need for terminal operators to invest more, even as he noted that the level of their investment in Ports development is yet to achieve the desired expectations.
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), through its Port Harcourt port manager; Mr. Oladele Alabi, has called on port concessionaires to ensure that they meet up with the terms of the contract they had entered into with the Federal Government in terms of injecting funds into developing Nigerian ports.
Speaking during a media parley in Port Harcourt last week, Mr. Alabi said that there is need for terminal operators to invest more, even as he noted that the level of their investment in Ports development is yet to achieve the desired expectations.
“The Private Operators cannot be said to have brought enough funds to the development of the Port, especially in the area of infrastructure” Mr. Alabi said during the interview.
He said that the Terminal Operators across the country who have not proved their capacity and capability in Ports infrastructural development is expected to invest adequate funds in infrastructural development, and in area of human capacity building like skills acquisition, packaging of cargo, pallets skills etc.
He argued that it is also in the place of Terminal Operators to train their Personnel so as to improve the quality of manpower delivery for their operations.
“An average personnel working at the Port should be internationally certified. By this training, there will be professionalism in cargo handling areas”, Mr. Dele Alabi declared.
Asked to comment on the relationship between Rivers Port (NPA) and the Terminal Operators at Port Harcourt Ports, Mr. Alabi described their relationship as “fantastic”.
“Our relationship is mutual and cordial, and I want to say that it is based on mutual respect”, he added.
He also said that the management of NPA, Rivers Port equally add their support to the terminal operators, particularly in offering of technical expertise, where necessary.
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