IMPACT OF PORT CONCESSION IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF APAPA SEAPORT)
CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Background to the study
A port is an area on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or shipment to or from land. Port sites are designated to enhance the access to land and inland water, market demand, and sheltered from the wind and waves. The use of the sea as a means of transportation in Nigeria dates back to the 15th century (1485), when the Portuguese sailed in Lagos with their ships mainly to trade in artifacts in Benin City. In the days before the independence to date, the marine industry of the nation is characterized by the domination of foreign ships and / or carriers in developed market economies of Western Europe and America. To control this scenario, subsequent developments have led to the opening of the ports in Apapa and Port Harcourt, roll in the creation of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) through the provision of Harbours Act 1954 to charge and discharge as well maintain and develop the ports (Njoku, 2009).
The efficiency of ports is a multiple of what it was before the concession. There is no waiting time for ships as they come in Apapa ; each docks immediately and starts the discharge as compare to what use to happen back 2004, 2006 till when the improvement sets in (Barnabas, 2015)
According to Barnabas (2015), with all the improvements in the investment taking place, we are moving towards a situation of a significant impact. ” These are the declarations of Dr. magnificent Samsudeen Usman, Minister of National Planning , when the President of the supervision and implementation National Council Committee on Privatization , made a visit to the port facilities around Apapa in 2013.
This observation is extensively apprehended by Nigerians who remember the very bad condition of seaports in the nation before concession. When the past is juxtaposed to this, it becomes clear that the concession port is one of the best policies were formulated and implemented in Nigeria since 2000 AD; No, since independence. (Barnabas, 2015)
It is in the kernel that is unlocking the potential of this maritime country. Today, our ports are increasing in productivity and efficiency, and are encumbered by circumstances that the government is struggling to repair. Today, port operations can be said of very high quality, but it has not always been like this for our country. (Barnabas, 2015)
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