Njengoko imeko yokuxinana kwezibuko ingenakuphucuka kwixesha elifutshane, kwaye inokuba mbi ngakumbi, iindleko zothutho akulula ukuqikelela. Ukuze ugweme iingxabano ezingeyomfuneko, kucetyiswa ukuba zonke iinkampani ezithumela ngaphandle zisayine izivumelwano zeFOB kangangoko kunokwenzeka xa zirhweba neNigeria, kwaye icala laseNigeria linoxanduva Yenza ukuthutha kunye ne-inshurensi. Ukuba ukuthuthwa kufuneka kuthwalwe sithi, kucetyiswa ukuba siqwalasele ngokupheleleyo iimeko zokuvalelwa kweNigeria kunye nokwandisa i-quotation.

Ngenxa yokuxinana okukhulu kwezibuko, inani elikhulu leenqanawa ezixineneyo zinendlela eyothusayo yokusabela kwizibuko laseLagos. Izibuko lixinene, inani elikhulu leekhonteyina ezingenanto zixingile phesheya kolwandle, iindleko zothutho lwempahla zonyuke nge-600%, malunga nama-4,000 eekhonteyina azakuthengiswa, kwaye abarhwebi bangaphandle bayagxalathelana.

Ngokutsho kwe-West Africa i-China Voice News, kwii-port zaseNigeria ezixakekileyo, i-TinCan Island Port kunye ne-Apapa Port e-Lagos, ngenxa yokuxinana kwempahla ye-port, akukho ngaphantsi kweenqanawa ze-43 ezigcwele imithwalo eyahlukeneyo ngoku zivalelwe emanzini aseLagos.

Ngenxa yokuma kwee-container, ixabiso lokuthuthwa kwempahla linyuke nge-600%, kunye nentengiselwano yokungenisa nokuthumela ngaphandle yaseNigeria nayo yawela kwisiphithiphithi. Uninzi lwabarhwebi abavela kwamanye amazwe bayakhalaza kodwa akukho ndlela. Ngenxa yokunqongophala kwendawo kwizibuko, iinqanawa ezininzi azikwazi ukungena kwaye zothule kwaye zihlala elwandle kuphela.

Ngokutsho kwengxelo ethi "Guardian", kwichweba lase-Apapa, enye indlela yokufikelela ivaliwe ngenxa yokwakhiwa, ngelixa iilori zipakishwe kumacala omabini enye indlela yokufikelela, ishiya kuphela indlela encinci yokuhamba. Imeko kwizibuko laseTinCan Island iyafana. Iikhonteyina zihlala kuzo zonke iindawo. Enye yeendlela eziya kweli zibuko isakhiwa. Oonogada bakhupha imali kwabo bathengayo. Isikhongozeli esithuthwa kumgama oziikhilomitha ezingama-20 ukuya phakathi emhlabeni siya kuxabisa i-US$4,000.

Izibalo zamva nje ezivela kwiGunya leePorts zaseNigeria (NPA) zibonisa ukuba kukho iinqanawa ze-10 ezimisa kwi-port ye-Apapa kwi-anchorage yaseLagos. E-TinCan, iinqanawa ezingama-33 zavaleleka kwi-ankile ngenxa yendawo encinci yokothula. Ngenxa yoko, kukho iinqanawa ezingama-43 ezilinde indawo yokumisa inqanawa kwizibuko laseLagos kuphela. Kwangaxeshanye, kulindeleke ukuba iinqanawa ezintsha ezingama-25 zifike kwizibuko laseApapa.

Umthombo ngokucacileyo uxhalabile ngale meko kwaye wathi: "Kwisiqingatha sokuqala salo nyaka, iindleko zokuthumela i-container ye-20-foot ukusuka kwiMpuma Ekude ukuya eNigeria yayiyi-US $ 1,000. Namhlanje, iinkampani zokuthumela ngenqanawa zihlawulisa phakathi kwe-US $5,500 kunye ne-US $6,000 ngenkonzo efanayo. Ingxinano yangoku yezibuko inyanzelise ezinye iinkampani zeenqanawa ukuba zithumele imithwalo eNigeria kumazibuko angabamelwane eCotonou naseCôte d'Ivoire.

Ngenxa yokuxinana okukhulu kwezibuko, inani elikhulu leenqanawa ezithwele imithwalo zichaphazela kakhulu ukusebenza kwezibuko laseNigeria laseLagos.

Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, abachaphazelekayo kushishino bacele urhulumente welizwe ukuba athengise malunga neekhonteyina ezingama-4,000 ukuphelisa ingxinano kwizibuko laseLagos.

Abathathi-nxaxheba kwingxoxo yelizwe babiza uMongameli u-Muhammadu Buhari kunye neKomiti yeSigqeba esiLawulayo (i-FEC) ukuba bayalele i-Nigeria Customs (NSC) kwintengiso yempahla ngokuhambelana noMthetho we-Customs and Cargo Management (CEMA).

Kuyaqondwa ukuba ezinye iikhonteyina ezingama-4,000 zishiywe lixesha kwezinye iitheminali zePort of Apapa naseTinkan eLagos.

Oku akuzange kubangele ukuxinana kwezibuko kuphela kwaye kuchaphazele impumelelo yokusebenza, kodwa kukwanyanzelise abarhwebi abavela kumazwe angaphandle ukuba bathwale iindleko ezininzi ezongezelelweyo ezinxulumeneyo. Kodwa amasiko asekuhlaleni abonakala elahlekile.

Ngokwemimiselo yendawo, ukuba iimpahla zihlala kwizibuko ixesha elingaphezu kweentsuku ezingama-30 ngaphandle kwemvume yesithethe, ziya kufakwa njengempahla ekudala ilindelwe.

Kuyaqondwa ukuba imithwalo eninzi kwizibuko laseLagos igcinwe ngaphezu kweentsuku ze-30, ixesha elide lide lide njenge-7 iminyaka, kwaye inani lempahla edlulileyo liyanda.

Ngenxa yoku, abachaphazelekayo bamemelele ukuba kuthengiswe iimpahla ngokungqinelana nemigaqo yomthetho wolawulo lwempahla nempahla ephumayo.

Umntu osuka kwi-Association of Nigerian Chartered Customs Agents (ANLCA) uthe abanye abarhwebi abazilahlileyo iimpahla ezixabisa amashumi eebhiliyoni zeenaira (malunga namakhulu ezigidi zeerandi). “Ikhonteyina enezinto ezixabisekileyo ayikhange ibangwe kangangeenyanga ezininzi, kwaye amasiko ayikakhutshelwa ngaphandle kwezibuko. Lo mkhwa wokungakhathali uyadanisa kakhulu.”

Iziphumo zophando zombutho zibonisa ukuba imithwalo elahlekileyo ngoku ithatha ngaphezulu kwe-30% yempahla epheleleyo kumazibuko aseLagos. “Urhulumente unoxanduva lokuqinisekisa ukuba izibuko alinamthwalo uphelelwe lixesha kwaye libonelele ngeekhonteyina ezingenanto ngokwaneleyo.”

Ngenxa yeendleko zeendleko, abanye abathumeli bangaphandle basenokuba balahlekelwe ngumdla wokucoca ezi mpahla, kuba ukukhutshwa kwempahla yesithethe kuya kubangela ilahleko engakumbi, kuquka ukuhlawulwa kwe-demurrage. Ke ngoko, abarhwebi abathenga kumazwe angaphandle banokukhetha ukukhetha ezi mpahla.