Customs agents threaten showdown over alleged exclusion from port revenue system

By Steve Agbota
Customs agents under the aegis of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) at Onne Port, Rivers State, have threatened to disrupt port operations if their revenue is not integrated into the port’s call-up charges.
In a statement issued by Titus Eze titled: “The Brink: Onne Freight Forwarders, Transporters Threaten Shutdown Over Road, E-Call-Up Crisis,” at the weekend, the group warned that unless urgent measures are taken to rehabilitate the deteriorating roads, commercial activities along the Onne Port corridor could grind to a halt.
The group further alleged that freight forwarders and importers are losing millions of naira as trucks conveying v...