The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Western Ports, Lagos, says it has renewed efforts to stop sub-standard trucks from entering the Lagos ports.
This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos by the General Manager, Public Affairs of NPA, Capt. Iheanacho Ebubeogu, on Monday.
The statement indicated that the surveillance was being carried out by a team of personnel of the Safety Department of the Western Ports.
According to the statement, members of the team, drawn from the Western Ports headquarters, Lagos Port Complex and Tin Can Island Port Complex, are now involved in the physical inspection of trucks.
It said that the team would ensure that “only trucks which comply with the stipulated safety standards are allowed entrance into the ports within the Lagos area.’’
The statement quoted the leader of the team, Mr David Adeola, as saying that their work had started yielding positive results.
It quoted Adeola as saying that a number of trucks are daily prevented from entering the Lagos ports due to their poor state.
Adeola, according to the statement, said the minimum standards of roadworthiness should be enforced on all trucks in the ports, while the terminal operators should adhere strictly to the standards.
It quoted him as saying that this will eventually eliminate cases of mishap within and outside the ports that were due to faulty and sub-standard trucks.
Adeola explained in the statement that the minimum standard of roadworthiness for trucks entering the port stipulated specifications expected of them.
The statement also quoted the Chairman, Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO), Chief Remi Ogungbemi, as saying that the association was in full support of the surveillance duties of the Safety Department of NPA.
Ogungbemi, according to the statement, said the association was educating its members on the benefits of acquiring and having standard trucks for effective operations.
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