Minister orders NPA, terminal operators to clear containers abandoned for 20 years

Adegboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, has directed the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and seaport terminal operators to expedite the clearance of power equipment containers that have been stranded at the nation's seaports for nearly two decades. The minister gave the directive in a statement issued on Tuesday by his spokesperson, Bolaji Akinola. The directive follows a presidential order to clear the long-abandoned cargo, some of which have remained at the nation's seaports since 2007, for delivery to the Ministry of Power. Oyetola stressed that the successful implementation of the presidential directive would depend on effective coordination among all relevant gove...