“Our government’s approach to tariffs, especially the Customs, is not encouraging. They don’t think of encouraging the industry because they are always increasing tariffs and targeting gaining more revenue.”
Inuwa said that the situation is worse for truckers who were not resident in Lagos because they had to pay for parking for the number of days they would stay, with little or no cargo to go back with. Corroborating Inuwa’s submission, the Head of Operation, NARTO, Mr Stephen Okafor, said that truckers were not breaking even, noting that other sectors had increased their rates except the trucking sector.
According to him, “I know a whole lot of people have actually left the business. People are actually going out of business and if it continues like that, a whole lot of people will still leave.” Also speaking, the President of the Council of Maritime Truck Unions and Associations, Mr Adeyinka Arowoyewun, said, “The level of importation has drastically reduced due to so many factors which have to do with the exchange rate, war in Ukraine and Russia, and the policies of government vis a vis increase in tariff. I agree that importation has reduced and a lot of truckers have actually abandoned that business.”All rights reserved.
Add bad roads, vandalism and banditry. The Nigeria roads ain’t safe, the country isn’t and the leaders? Those ones are unrepentant.
9ja is finished