As lack of activities at the Eastern Ports continue to hemorrhage businesses in the South South and South East regions, the South East Amalgamated Traders Association, SEAMATA, has called on the federal government to decongest the Port Harcourt seaport to enhance business in South East and Nigeria in general.
The president of the group, Chief Gozie Akudolu, who made this call immediately after his inauguration in Enugu on Tuesday, condemned the delay in clearing of goods from the port as a result of congestion and pointed out that decongesting it will alleviate the hurdles and sufferings faced by traders in the zone.
“I want to use this opportunity to call on the comptroller General of customs to as a matter of urgency, begin a holistic decongestion of Port Harcourt seaport to alleviate the suffering of traders in the South East.
“Cargoes that initially arrived, cleared and taken delivery within thirty days, presently takes as much as sixty five days and is adversely affecting the ease of business in the South East”, Akudolu disclosed.
