Truck Operators at the Tincan Island Port have threatened to withdraw services while giving the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) one week to address the challenges associated with the electronic call-up system.
The truck operators who expressed their grievances about the anomalies in the system through series of protests, which commenced on Monday, alleged that the process was fraught with fraud and extortions.
They also alleged multiple extortions by security agencies deployed to monitor the free flow of vehicular movement along the corridor, especially at night.
Coordinator of the truck operators at Tin Can port, Sylvester Keshinro, said the NPA accredited holding bays have been charging the truckers exorbitant fees to enter the truck parks
According to him, operators of designated holding bays charge the truckers as high as N180, 000 after the expiration of the 48 hour access time.
He also claimed that the security operatives along the Mile 2/Sunrise road have been thorns on the flesh of the truck drivers.
Keshinro, who doubles as a chieftain of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigerian (RTEAN), said trucks were forced to make U-turn at Sunrise, a few kilometres away from the port despite being issued call-up tallies.
