Why Freight Forwarders Seek SON’s Return to Ports, by NAGAFF Founder
Founder of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders(NAGAFF), Dr Boniface Aniebonam has given reasons why some security agencies should be at the ports.
Aniebonam said having the security agencies, including SON, complete all their checks on goods at the ports will save importers the nightmare they encounter when such goods are stopped on the city roads.
Speaking at the Second Edition of the Round Table Conference with the members of the League of Maritime Editors and Publishers, he explained that SON’s presence at the ports would make the job of cargo delivery more seamless.
He also explained that it was not SON that wants to return to ports but freight forwarders.
He made it clear that it was to avoid obstruction on the road as the containers are being conveyed to the owners.
Aniebonam said, ” SON is not clamouring to come back to the ports. We (freight forwarders) are the ones requesting for them to come back to the ports so that our job of cargo delivery to the owners would not be obstructed. We are not comfortable any more because of the inherent hardship we are passing through with the Enforcement Units of different government Agencies found on the city roads . We are daily losing money.
“What we are saying is that SON should be at the ports so that if any job is havinq problem, her officials are there to tackle the problem immediately, so that the cargo can get to the owners quickly and we collect our money. ”
” In any case, what is wrong with SON being at the ports? Afterall, NAFDAC, NDLEA, etc are all at the ports. SON has more work to do at the ports.
“SON is an Agency of the government. Government has already given a directive under the Executive Order that the Agency should operate from outside the ports. But what we are saying is that that arrangement is not in favour of free flow of trade because the Enforcement Unit of SON are still found on the roads, causing obstruction. We are asking for the Enforcement Unit of SON to be at the ports, doing their job there. We want to deliver cargo to the owners with ease. We are not involved in quality assurance. So , it is not SON that wants to come back to the ports. We(freight forwarders) are the one asking for the return of the Organisation to the ports.”
Aniebonam said having the security agencies, including SON, complete all their checks on goods at the ports will save importers the nightmare they encounter when such goods are stopped on the city roads.
Speaking at the Second Edition of the Round Table Conference with the members of the League of Maritime Editors and Publishers, he explained that SON’s presence at the ports would make the job of cargo delivery more seamless.
He also explained that it was not SON that wants to return to ports but freight forwarders.
He made it clear that it was to avoid obstruction on the road as the containers are being conveyed to the owners.
Aniebonam said, ” SON is not clamouring to come back to the ports. We (freight forwarders) are the ones requesting for them to come back to the ports so that our job of cargo delivery to the owners would not be obstructed. We are not comfortable any more because of the inherent hardship we are passing through with the Enforcement Units of different government Agencies found on the city roads . We are daily losing money.
“What we are saying is that SON should be at the ports so that if any job is havinq problem, her officials are there to tackle the problem immediately, so that the cargo can get to the owners quickly and we collect our money. ”
” In any case, what is wrong with SON being at the ports? Afterall, NAFDAC, NDLEA, etc are all at the ports. SON has more work to do at the ports.
“SON is an Agency of the government. Government has already given a directive under the Executive Order that the Agency should operate from outside the ports. But what we are saying is that that arrangement is not in favour of free flow of trade because the Enforcement Unit of SON are still found on the roads, causing obstruction. We are asking for the Enforcement Unit of SON to be at the ports, doing their job there. We want to deliver cargo to the owners with ease. We are not involved in quality assurance. So , it is not SON that wants to come back to the ports. We(freight forwarders) are the one asking for the return of the Organisation to the ports.”
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