… to lend support to PCHS terminal
The federal government has assured of the provision of an enabling environment to boost investment in the Maritime Industry.
The assurance came during the your of the Ports & Cargo Handling Services (PCHS) Terminal, a subsidiary of the SIFAX Group by the newly-appointed Minister of Marine & Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola.
The Minister also assured that he would lend support towards the success and operations of the Terminal.
Oyetola who embarked on an inspection tour of Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, operator of Terminal C, Tin Can Island was excited at the level of infrastructural development and investment in the terminal and assured that the federal government will provide the enabling environment to make sure that investments in the maritime sector are secured.
He was received by the management of the terminal led by the Executive Director, Administration, Captain Ibraheem Olugbade, who took the Minister on a tour of the facilities of the terminal.
“I am excited at what I have seen here today. As an indigenous terminal of repute, I take particular interest in the success of this terminal and its operations.
“We are working with relevant agencies to see that various issues hampering successful operations are resolved so the terminal operator can contribute more to the industry’s success,” he said.
While welcoming the Minister to the Terminal, Olugbade said the Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited is one of the indigenous terminal operators in the country.
He hinted that the terminal is waiting for the federal government to resolve the logjam around the concession renewal in order for the terminal to receive more investments that would boost the economy.