Ease of Doing Business At The Ports: NPA To Intensify Synergy With Lagos State Government

Harboursandport.com: Lagos - In a renewed resolve to promote the business-friendliness of Lagos Ports, Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello Koko, has said the NPA is poised to deepen its partnership with Lagos State Government.

Speaking while he paid a courtesy and appreciation visit on the Executive Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday, Bello Koko said the traffic sanity being witnessed in Apapa is as a result of the partnership with LASG, which he believes should be deepened in order to extend the success to the Tin-Can Port axis.

In a bid to promote security in the port corridors, Bello Koko solicited the support of LASG in providing adequate lighting of the ports' access roads. “We believe that illumination will minimize and ultimately eliminate opportunistic crimes that take advantage of dark spots” the Managing Director explained.

Apart from road illumination, Bello Koko sought the urgent intervention of LASG in carrying out palliative works around Sunrise and Coconut road axis, as well to engage with Hi-Tech Construction on the need to fast track work on the road. In addition, he notified the Governor of the need to undertake another clearance operation as a follow-up to the one earlier carried out in 2021 with the backing of the LASG. The repeat clearance is necessary to sustain the gains of the initial exercise and forestall relapse.