Onne truck park owners embrace NPA’s E-Call-Up System to end gridlock

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

Truck park owners in Onne, Rivers State, are set to implement the Nigerian Ports Authority’s (NPA) Electronic Call-Up System, aiming to end persistent gridlock and enhance port efficiency at the Eastern Port axis of the area.

According to stakeholders, the Call-Up system’s launch will restore order, increase efficiency, and safeguard investments in the trucking and logistics sector.

Reacting to the development, the Chairman of the Nigerian Port Consultative Council (NPCC), Onne Chapter, Mr Godwin Ololuke, announced that preparations have been concluded for the electronic call-up system along the Onne Port corridor.

Ololuke explained that truck park owners and the system consultant recently met with the management of the NPA through the Port Manager in Onne.

He added that the initiative aims to regulate the movement of trucks within and around the port area to ensure safety for all stakeholders, including schoolchildren and nearby residents.

A truck driver, Mr Johnbull Igbikiowubo, who spoke with journalists, said that the e-call-up system is a welcome development that needs to be embraced by every stakeholder.

“The cooperation of all stakeholders is essential to ensure its success for the benefit of everyone involved and the nation’s economy,” Igbikiowubo said.

An official of Waterhouses Marine and Logistics Limited, Olumide Ibitolu, has however attributed the current chaos to the ongoing registration of trucks under the new system.