Njengoba isimo sokuminyana kwechweba singeke sithuthuke esikhathini esifushane, futhi singase sibe sibi kakhulu, izindleko zokuhamba akulula ukuzilinganisela. Ukuze kugwenywe izingxabano ezingadingekile, kunconywa ukuthi zonke izinkampani zokuthumela kwamanye amazwe zisayine izinkontileka ze-FOB ngangokunokwenzeka lapho zihwebelana neNigeria, futhi uhlangothi lwaseNigeria lunesibopho Sokuthatha ezokuthutha kanye nomshwalense. Uma ezokuthutha kumele zithwalwe yithi, kunconywa ukuthi sicabangele ngokugcwele izici zokuboshwa kweNigeria futhi sandise ikhotheshini.

Ngenxa yokuminyana okukhulu kwechweba, inani elikhulu lemithwalo yamakhonteyina evaleleke ngaphakathi libangela ukusabela okukhathazayo ekusebenzeni kwechweba laseLagos. Ichweba liminyene, inani elikhulu lamakhonteyina angenalutho livaleleke kwamanye amazwe, izindleko zokuthutha izimpahla zikhuphuke ngo-600%, cishe amakhonteyina angu-4,000 azothengiswa endalini, futhi abathengisi bangaphandle bayashesha.

Ngokusho kwe-West Africa China Voice News, emachwebeni amatasa kakhulu eNigeria, i-TinCan Island Port kanye ne-Apapa Port eLagos, ngenxa yokuminyana kwemithwalo yechweba, imikhumbi engaphansi kuka-43 egcwele imithwalo eyahlukahlukene okwamanje ivaleleke emanzini aseLagos.

Ngenxa yokuma kweziqukathi, izindleko zokuthutha izimpahla zanda ngo-600%, kanti ukuthengiselana kweNigeria ngokungenisa nokuthumela impahla kwamanye amazwe nakho kwaba yisiphithiphithi. Abathumeli abaningi bayakhononda kodwa ayikho indlela. Ngenxa yesikhala esincane echwebeni, imikhumbi eminingi ayikwazi ukungena nokukhulula impahla futhi ingahlala olwandle kuphela.

Ngokusho kombiko we-“Guardian”, echwebeni lase-Apapa, umgwaqo owodwa wokungena uvaliwe ngenxa yokwakhiwa, kuyilapho amaloli epakwe nhlangothi zombili zomgwaqo wokungena, okushiya umgwaqo omncane kuphela wezimoto. Isimo echwebeni lase-TinCan Island siyafana. Amakhonteyina ahlala kuzo zonke izindawo. Omunye wemigwaqo eya echwebeni usakhiwa. Onogada baqola imali kubangenisi. Ikhonteyina elithuthwa ngamakhilomitha angama-20 ukuya ngaphakathi ezweni lizobiza ama-US$4,000.

Izibalo zakamuva ezivela kwi-Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) zibonisa ukuthi kunemikhumbi eyi-10 ema echwebeni lase-Apapa endaweni yokumisa imikhumbi eLagos. E-TinCan, imikhumbi engu-33 ibivaleleke endaweni yokumisa imikhumbi ngenxa yendawo encane yokukhulula imithwalo. Ngenxa yalokho, kunemikhumbi engu-43 elinde izindawo zokumisa imikhumbi echwebeni laseLagos kuphela. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kulindeleke ukuthi imikhumbi emisha engu-25 ifike echwebeni lase-Apapa.

Umthombo ukhathazekile ngokusobala ngalesi simo futhi uthe: “Engxenyeni yokuqala yalo nyaka, izindleko zokuthumela isitsha esingamamitha angu-20 sisuka eMpumalanga Ekude siya eNigeria bezingu-$1,000. Namuhla, izinkampani zokuthumela zikhokhisa phakathi kuka-$5,500 no-$6,000 ngensizakalo efanayo. Ukuminyana kwamanje kwechweba kuye kwaphoqa ezinye izinkampani zokuthumela izimpahla ukuba zithuthele imithwalo eNigeria ziye emachwebeni angomakhelwane eCotonou naseCôte d'Ivoire.

Ngenxa yokuminyana okukhulu kwechweba, inani elikhulu lemithwalo yamakhonteyina elahlekile lithinta kakhulu ukusebenza kwechweba laseLagos laseNigeria.

Ngenxa yalokhu, ababambiqhaza embonini bacele uhulumeni wezwe ukuthi adayise amakhonteyina angaba ngu-4,000 ukuze kuncishiswe ukuminyana echwebeni laseLagos.

Ababambiqhaza engxoxweni kazwelonke bacele uMengameli uMuhammadu Buhari kanye neKomidi Eliphezulu Likahulumeni (i-FEC) ukuthi bayalele i-Nigeria Customs (NSC) ukuthi idayise izimpahla ngokuhambisana noMthetho Wokuphathwa Kwempahla Nezimpahla (i-CEMA).

Kuyaqondakala ukuthi amakhonteyina angaba ngu-4,000 asephelelwe yisikhathi abhajwe kwezinye izindawo zokugcina izimpahla ePort of Apapa naseTinkan eLagos.

Lokhu akubanga nje ukuminyana emachwebeni futhi kwathinta ukusebenza kahle, kodwa futhi kwaphoqa abathumeli ukuba bathwale izindleko eziningi ezengeziwe ezihlobene. Kodwa amasiko endawo abonakala elahlekile.

Ngokwemithetho yendawo, uma izimpahla zihlala echwebeni izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezingu-30 ngaphandle kokukhishwa kwemvume yentela, zizohlukaniswa njengezimpahla ezidlulelwe yisikhathi.

Kuyaqondakala ukuthi imithwalo eminingi echwebeni laseLagos ibilokhu ivalelwe izinsuku ezingaphezu kuka-30, isikhathi eside kunazo zonke siyiminyaka engu-7, kanti inani lemithwalo ebelilindelwe lisakhula.

Ngenxa yalokhu, ababambiqhaza bacele ukuthi kuthengiswe izimpahla ngokuhambisana nezinhlinzeko zomthetho wokuphathwa kwempahla yamasiko nempahla.

Umuntu ovela kwi-Association of Nigerian Chartered Customs Agents (ANLCA) uthe abanye abangenisi bashiye izimpahla ezibiza amashumi ezigidigidi zama-naira (cishe amakhulu ezigidi zamaRandi). “Lesi sitsha esinezimpahla eziyigugu asikaze sithathwe izinyanga eziningana, futhi amasiko awazange asithumele ngaphandle kwechweba. Lo mkhuba ongenabulungiswa uyadumaza kakhulu.”

Imiphumela yocwaningo lwenhlangano ikhombisa ukuthi imithwalo elahlekile njengamanje ingaphezu kuka-30% wemithwalo iyonke emachwebeni aseLagos. "Uhulumeni unesibopho sokuqinisekisa ukuthi ichweba alinamithwalo edlulile isikhathi futhi lihlinzeka ngamabhodlela angenalutho anele."

Ngenxa yezinkinga zezindleko, abanye abangenisi kungenzeka ukuthi balahlekelwe yintshisekelo yokususa lezi zimpahla, ngoba ukusulwa kwempahla kuzodala ukulahlekelwa okwengeziwe, okuhlanganisa nokukhokhwa kwemali yokukhokha. Ngakho-ke, abangenisi bangase bazishiye ngokuzithandela lezi zimpahla.