Maritime Industry Loses Over N36b To Labour Strike

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The Nigerian maritime industry may have lost up to N36 billion as a result of the nationwide strike called by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) over the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).

This figure includes monies that would have accrued from customs revenue, terminal handling charges, freight charges, haulage charges, marine services dues and dues from other ancillary services in the industry. Vessels belonging to indigenous ship owners were lying idle on the waters.

Customs Commands in the Lagos area are believed to have lost N6 billion revenue in the last three days.

General Secretary of the Indigenous Shipowners Association of Nigeria (ISAN), Captain Niyi Labinjo, admitted that the county lost a huge amount of money in the nation’s maritime sector daily.

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He noted, however, that the strike was for the common good of Nigerians.

While he calling on government to always listen to the voice of the greater number of Nigerians, especially over the removal of fuel subsidy, Labinjo urged Nigerians to always struggle until government listens to them.

Also, the national coordinator of the Local Content Shipping Group, Dr. Martins Enebeli, said on strike over oil subsidy removal: “Forget about what we are losing daily, what we have gotten before what have we used it for?

“The seven percent surcharge on port development that they have accumulated over 10 years what has the money been used for,” he queried.

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