{"id":114536,"date":"2024-03-30T11:23:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T10:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/gridlock-along-port-corridors-international-embarrassment-npa-md-bello-koko"},"modified":"2024-03-30T13:43:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T12:43:48","slug":"gridlock-along-port-corridors-international-embarrassment-npa-md-bello-koko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gridlock-along-port-corridors-international-embarrassment-npa-md-bello-koko","title":{"rendered":"Gridlock along port corridors international embarrassment \u2013 NPA MD, Bello-Koko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko, says traffic gridlock along port access roads is an international embarrassment and is impeding productivity.<\/p>\n<p>He said stakeholders in the sector must synergise to end the gridlock menace in port access roads.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the agency\u2019s zero tolerance for all impediments to the free traffic flow was no fluke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPorts access roads are an international corridor, which means traffic gridlock along such sensitive road networks, apart from negating port productivity, is an international embarrassment that requires the synergy of all stakeholders to tackle sustainably.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough the causes of the gridlock are rooted in factors external to the NPA, we have a duty as the gateway to the national economy to take the frontline role in tackling this menace,\u201d Bello-Koko stated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko, says traffic gridlock along port access roads is an international embarrassment and is impeding productivity. He said stakeholders in the sector must synergise to end the gridlock menace in port access roads. 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