Freight forwarders awaiting clearance of their vehicles from the Ports and Terminal Multiservice Limited (PTML) in Mile 2 Lagos have again called on the Minister of Works, Mr. Mike Onolememen to expedite actions on the rehabilitation of the Apapa Oshodi expressway.
The freight forwarders made the call based on challenges experienced in the transfer of vehicles from the PTML Mile 2, to other parts of the State through the Oshodi expressway in Lagos.
Freight forwarders awaiting clearance of their vehicles from the Ports and Terminal Multiservice Limited (PTML) in Mile 2 Lagos have again called on the Minister of Works, Mr. Mike Onolememen to expedite actions on the rehabilitation of the Apapa Oshodi expressway.
The freight forwarders made the call based on challenges experienced in the transfer of vehicles from the PTML Mile 2, to other parts of the State through the Oshodi expressway in Lagos.
In a chat with Shipping Position Daily in Lagos last week, Managing Director, POTCARS, Mr. Stephen Uzonuoma lamented the slow pace with which the construction project is being carried out, adding that it is affecting clearing of vehicles from the PTML terminal.
He noted that the construction company, Julius Berger plc, has what it takes to finish the work before now but that it has chosen to operate at a slow pace.
According to him, the vehicles that have been cleared from the PTML terminal spend hours before finally leaving the gate.
The importer urged the minister to interfere in the completion of the Apapa Oshodi expressway because most operators along the stretch are not satisfied.
Also lamenting on the slow pace of the ongoing rehabilitation of the expressway, a freight forwarder, Mr. Bayo Ogunnusi stressed the need for the construction giant to hasten the work in other for business activities to thrive.
He said that the rehabilitation has hampered vehicle clearance from the terminal and it has also affected service delivery.
He also appealed to the federal government to order the construction company to complete the project on time because according to him, many businesses have been affected.
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