- Port Delays, Traffic Congestion Under Focus as PEBEC Begins Clean-Up Exercise
- The exercise will commence on May 14 and will focus on addressing long-standing traffic bottlenecks
- PEBEC was established in 2016 to address bureaucratic challenges affecting businesses and improve Nigeria’s ease of doing business ranking
The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council has announced plans to begin a two-day enforcement and clean-up operation along the Lagos port corridor as part of efforts to tackle persistent congestion and improve cargo movement around the Apapa and Tin Can ports.
Eko Hot Blog reports that according to the Director-General of PEBEC, Zahrah Mustapha Audu, the exercise will commence on May 14 and will focus on addressing long-standing traffic bottlenecks, indiscriminate parking, illegal checkpoints and other activities slowing operations within the nation’s busiest port corridor.
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She explained that the operation would be carried out through the Ports and Customs Efficiency Committee and would involve several agencies, including the Nigerian Ports Authority, the Nigeria Customs Service, the Nigeria Police Force, the Lagos State Government, terminal operators and other regulatory bodies.
Audu noted that congestion around the ports has continued to affect trade activities by delaying cargo evacuation and increasing transportation and logistics costs for businesses.
According to her, the enforcement exercise is aimed at restoring order along port access roads, improving traffic flow and creating a more efficient environment for importers, exporters and other port users.
She added that the operation was not designed to disrupt legitimate business activities but to ensure smoother and more coordinated movement around the ports.
The initiative forms part of ongoing efforts by PEBEC to improve Nigeria’s business environment, reduce operational bottlenecks and strengthen trade facilitation across the country.
PEBEC was established in 2016 to address bureaucratic challenges affecting businesses and improve Nigeria’s ease of doing business ranking.
