The Coalition of Port Dry Cargo Transport Operators yesterday disrupted activities at the Lagos Port Complex over the proposed N10, 000 annual truck levy by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that members of the union rejected the proposed levy, carried placards and barricaded some major roads leading to the premier port.
The placards had inscriptions like: “No to N10, 000 Per Truck Per Annum’’; “Yes to Safety Minimum Standard’’; “Enough of Levies, Fines and All Forms of Extortions’’, and “Dismantle Bottlenecks That Yield Corruption’’.
The Spokesman of the union, Mr Timothy Anosike, said the union totally rejected the N10, 000 levy, adding that members had paid a lot of levies which could not be accounted for.
THE NATION NEWS
