A female chieftain of the Association of Nigerian Licenced Customs Agents (ANLCA) and Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Onas 100 Resources, Comrade Onome Joy Monije has said that the decongestion of the Apapa-Mile 2 Expressway which makes for free flow of traffic is a huge relief to freight forwarders, shippers and other people working in both Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports.
Speaking exclusively with People’s Forum Online on Friday after receiving Distinguished Amazon Customs Broker Gold Award, Comrade Monije gave kudos to the Federal and Lagos State governments for clearing the road of traffic snarls.
She urged that the good job done should be maintained by making sure that the trucks do not return to block the road.
Reminiscing the past before the road was cleared of traffic gridlock, she said that some people working in the port used to come to office twice a week which reduced productivity and also brought down many businesses.
She added that importers were forced to give jobs to people they saw on the road because they couldn’t access the port area to meet licensed clearing agents.
All these challenges, she maintained, have gone with the decongestion of the road as port users and others drive their cars to the ports daily without let or hindrance, adding that this has increased productivity and enhanced business growth.
The freight forwarding amazon called on the Apapa Local Government to clear the wastes along the road as well as the drainage before the raining season.
She praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his team for working to bring down the value of dollar against the naira.
The Onas 100 Chief Executive impressed it on the government to let the exchange rate go down, saying that when the exchange rate is low it will enhance trade and make more Nigerians to do business.
Though she said Nigeria is not yet there she believes that things are getting better and that with time Nigeria will be better and Nigerians will be happy.
