The Presidential Committee on Ports Reforms says Nigeria will achieve 24 hours time limit for clearance of cargoes in the nation’s ports by the end of 2013.
Chairman of the committee, Prof Sylvester Monye, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary fund, in Tokyo, Japan.
According to him, the target has been et and it must be met.
“We have set ourselves a target of achieving that by the end of 2013 to have two days clearance.
The Presidential Committee on Ports Reforms says Nigeria will achieve 24 hours time limit for clearance of cargoes in the nation’s ports by the end of 2013.
Chairman of the committee, Prof Sylvester Monye, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary fund, in Tokyo, Japan.
According to him, the target has been et and it must be met.
“We have set ourselves a target of achieving that by the end of 2013 to have two days clearance.
“When we mean two days, we mean two days of clean cargo not two days of smuggled goods. So, if you smuggle goods, you are caught; your goods will stay there as long as possible.
“But for those who have genuine business, we are aiming to get their goods cleared in two days.’’
Monye, who is also a Special Adviser to the President on Monitoring and Evaluation, said that a lot had been done to bring sanity in the ports.
He said that period for the clearance of goods had been reduced from 39 to seven days, adding that with the presidential support the 24 hours target would be attained.
He said that a ministerial committee had been set by the President to work on the recommendations of the just concluded maritime conference.
“That has just been completed awaiting my president’s approval for us to go into implementation.’’
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