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•TTP plans to introduce technical tags for vehicle identification, announced that price will remain at N10,800
Freight forwarders have accused the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Truck Transit Park Limited (TTP) of renewed impunity and corruption in the management of the electronic call-up system (ETO) for trucks accessing Lagos ports. is sounding the alarm.
Investigations revealed that black market operators book tickets far in advance, even though they do not need access to ports for profiteering purposes.
Especially when the port is full of trucks, these individuals prevent people who need to enter the port from getting tickets.
A group of individuals who purchase ETO tickets and other related tickets totaling N21,500 per truck have forced truckers to hoard them out of desperation and fear of losing their Terminal Delivery Orders (TDOs). , which is being resold for 150,000 naira. Purchase at marginal price to access the port.
Recall that the NPA had temporarily suspended the release of flatbed trucks from the satellite truck park to Pregate, which enters the various terminals of the Lagos Port Complex.
Commenting on the impact of the decision by the NPA, Femi Olabanji, Chairman, Lily Pond Export Branch, Nigeria Licensed Customs Brokers Association (ANLCA), lamented that trucks were no longer able to enter the terminal as the TTP and NPA claimed: Portals are full.
He said people were currently entering the port directly through the highway, but this practice had been stopped with the introduction of the convocation system.
Mr Olabanji said the convocation system was purchased for about N27,000 and is currently being sold by some cabals for N150,000.
“They are telling us that the portal is full and we cannot enter the terminal, but they have created a paging system and are selling it for N150,000.
“After you buy a muster for 150,000 Naira, you end up spending 30,000 Naira for truck access to the port. In some cases, you spend 200,000 Naira before entering the port. “The benefits of all the gains we made have been taken away from us,” he said.
He said that the demurrage fee for a 40-foot container at the terminal is N60,000 per day and the demurrage fee for a 20-foot container is N45,000 per day. He said he used to pay 15,000 naira for the device.
When contacted by phone, Nancy Nnamdi, corporate communications manager at Truck Transit Park Limited, said the problem was that some private “pre-gate” operators were He said there is no call ticket issued. .
These convocation tickets end up on the black market and are sold at exorbitant prices, especially during times of traffic congestion, she said.
Nnamdi said those who bought tickets early exchanged their truck license plates with the person they sold the ticket to and attached the license plates to their trucks in order to avoid waiting in line and enter the port on time.
According to her, the total amount paid for the truck call ticket through the portal was N10,800, and the breakdown of one ticket spotted by the Guardian includes a subtotal of N10,000, tax and N750. The engraving is N50.
She said that considering the TTP ticket price and matching, the total amount spent on Eto was N21,500 and not N150,000 as claimed.
“What we have is unscrupulous elements in the trucking world who buy muster tickets two weeks in advance and sell them at exorbitant prices to truckers who want to get into port on time. “No one can change the cost of tickets. It’s people who buy tickets in advance and sell them to others at a higher price,” she explained.
He said the TTP is in discussions with the NPA on the use of technology such as radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for vehicle identification and authentication and the display of license plates that cannot be changed from truck to truck.
“The TTP is discussing measures with the NPA to prevent these people from continuing this illegal activity and to prevent people from changing the number plates of their trucks. “We have proposed that the tag be verified on that particular truck and no longer verified if it is switched to another truck,” she said.
Confirming this, the Secretary-General of the Association of Maritime Truck Owners of Nigeria (AMATO), Muhammad Sani, submitted an ETO ticket invoice confirming the price on the app to be N10,800.
He said Eto’s convening official rate for both bookings was 10,750 and he also booked on the track yesterday.
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Source: guardian.ng