USA Africa Dialogue Series - My Opinion On The Apapa Port New Access Roads

"A former member, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN)'s Freight Forwarders Consultative Forum, Mr. Chidi Anthony Opara  said that the completion of the access roads would only bring temporary reprieve as the ports will still witness the perennial congestion due to the absence of critical support system.

According to him; "even though very much necessary, the port access roads when completed would nevertheless bring temporary reprieve because there is always going to be an increase in vehicular traffic in and out of the port as time goes on" 

He also canvassed for a rail system to follow suit as the access roads are near completion, stressing it will go a long way to bring sanity to the area.

"The access roads being constructed, a rail system should be constructed to and from the port to complement the road transport system. 

"This would go a long way in returning sanity to the system," he said. 

Opara, however, explained further the early completion of the port access roads should however be paramount. 

"If the aforementioned suggestion of adding a rail system to complement road transportation is heeded, importers and exporters who left because of the gridlock would return," Opara maintained.."......................

https://nigeriamaritime360.com/will-sanity-ever-return-to-apapa-on-completion-of-port-access-roads/

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Chidi Anthony Opara is a "Life Time Achievement" Awardee, Registered Freight Forwarder, Professional Fellow Of Institute Of Information Managerment, Africa, Poet and Publisher of PublicInformationProjects

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