COMTUA knocks TTP, NPA over collection of standards fee without inspection
COMTUA knocks TTP, NPA over collection of standards fee without inspection
….appreciates duo for traffic reduction along port corridor
The National President of the Council of Maritime Truck Unions Nd Associations (COMTUA), Comrade Adeyinka Aroyewun has knocked the operators of the Truck Transit Part (TTP), Eto and management of Nigerian Ports Authority for swaying truckers with collection of safety standards stickers without carrying out the checks on the trucks to make sure that they meet up with the required standards.
In a letter addressed to the Chairman, Managing Director of TTP Limited, on its two years in operation, outspoken COMTUA boss said that the rate of truck accidents has exposed the park management in connivance with NPA over issuance of safety standard stickers to unworthy vehicles.
His words, “You have every reason to celebrate; you enjoy MONOPOLY at our expense and finds it convenient to impose the Minimum Safety Standard sticker on us through your App in connivance with NPA, yet the rate of accident has exposed the fraud in your regime.
He however lauded them for roles played since their inception in the port saying the port was close to crisis before they came on board Nd they have been able to salvage the situation.
“We cannot shy away from the fact that we now access the ports and Terminals easier than what we witnessed before your arrival.
Add that to your claims of success and you can not be wrong; a coincidence is also ruled out.”
Fulle text of the letter,
17Th February, 2023
The Chairman,
Managing Director,
Truck Transit Park Limited.
Dear sir,
TTP / ETO AT TWO.
We in COMTUA wishes to join you and entire team to celebrate your two years of existence in the maritime Transport Industry.
It is important to mention that we were in a near state of crisis before your arrival. This was as a result of many factors including but not limited to road construction, congestion in the Terminals and the effect of covid 19 pandemic.
We cannot shy away from the fact that we now access the ports and Terminals easier than what we witnessed before your arrival.
Add that to your claims of success and you can not be wrong; a coincidence is also ruled out.
While you have administered almost two million trucks to the ports and Terminals at fluctuating rate between Ten and thirty thousand Naira per trip of each truck in the last two years, reduced the price of haulage by sixty percent, you did not remember to mention that a lot of operators are out of business, the cost of running our business has increased by two hundred percent and you do not mention the number of deaths and accidents caused by many people’s inability to maintain their trucks.
While you and your cohorts smiles to the bank, operators frown in agony due to inefficiency from your Monopoly.
You have every reason to celebrate; you enjoy MONOPOLY at our expense and finds it convenient to impose the Minimum Safety Standard sticker on us through your App in connivance with NPA, yet the rate of accident has exposed the fraud in your regime.
While you celebrate at TWO operators mourn the loss we incur daily.
Accept our esteem regards.
Yours faithfully,
Adeyinka Aroyewun National president COMTUA.
