The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said that seven ships would berth with crude oil today at the Lagos ports.
The NPA, in a statement said that seven vessels will berth diesel, crude oils bulk urea, petrol and aviation fuel.
“The remaining two vessels will berth with containers carrying different goods.
“The nine expected vessels will berth at Sifax, ENL Consortium Terminals, Apapa Bulk Terminal (ABT), among other terminals in Lagos,” it said.
The NPA said that a total of two vessels were waiting to berth at Apapa and Tincan Island Ports with bulk urea and aviation fuel.
It added that three vessels were currently discharging general cargo, petrol and container at Lekki Deep Sea port in Lagos. He noted that Chief Olisa Agbakoba, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), recently wrote to the Deputy Senate President, calling for “Urgent Legislative Attention on Constitutional Reforms Relating to Law Enforcement Agencies and Anti-Corruption Efforts.”
He stated that the alleged persecution of the former governor has continued for too long, further suggesting that the EFCC’s actions seem aimed at humiliating him without just cause.
The former ambassador to Botswana also noted, “In response to the EFCC’s actions against one of their own, 19 state governors have approached the Supreme Court to examine the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).”
He called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as a democrat and advocate of the rule of law, to direct EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede to act in accordance with the nation’s laws to preserve Nigeria’s international reputation.
Daily Post/ Naomi Akinkunle
