The Maritime Workers Union Of Nigeria, the Association of Nigeria Licenced Customs Agents, Onne Youths and other stakeholders at the Onne Port have threatened to shutdown Onne Port in Rivers State over the deplorable state of the roads within the port and the imposition of E-Call Up levies imposed on trucks coming into the port.
The unions therefore issued a four day ultimatum to the federal government to call off the E-Call Up levies and fix all the dilapidated internal roads at port.
The Chairman of the Maritime Union Of Nigeria , Eastern Port, Uche Ogbu issued the threat during a joint news conference with ANLCA , Onne youths and other stakeholders in Onne on Wednesday
Ogbu, said that the sorry state of the Onne internal roads and haphazard ways trucks are lined up for E-Call Up levies is affecting the smooth operation of business at the port.
He alleged that the Nigeria Port Authority, NPA has refused to provide loading bays for trucks entering the port despite repeated appeals by stakeholders at the Port on the danger of operating E-Call Up without designated loading bay.
