Njengoba isimo sokuminyana emachwebeni singeke sibe ngcono esikhathini esifushane, futhi singase sibe sibi nakakhulu, izindleko zokuthutha akulula ukuzilinganisela. Ukuze kugwenywe izingxabano ezingadingekile, kunconywa ukuthi zonke izinkampani ezithumela ngaphandle zisayine izinkontileka ze-FOB ngangokunokwenzeka lapho zihweba neNigeria, futhi uhlangothi lwaseNigeria lunomthwalo wemfanelo Ukwenza ezokuthutha kanye nomshwalense. Uma ezokuthutha kufanele zithwalwe yithi, kunconywa ukuthi ucabangele ngokugcwele izici zokuboshwa eNigeria futhi ukwandise ikhotheshini.

Ngenxa yokuminyana okunzima kwechweba, inani elikhulu lezimpahla zamakhonteyna ezivaleleke zinoxhaxha olushaqisayo ekusebenzeni kwechweba laseLagos. Itheku liminyene, inqwaba yamakhonteyna angenalutho avaleleke phesheya kwezilwandle, izindleko zokuthutha izimpahla zikhuphuke ngo-600%, amakhonteyna abalelwa ku-4 000 azofakwa endalini, abadayisi bakwamanye amazwe bayatatazela.

Ngokombiko we-West Africa China Voice News, emachwebeni aseNigeria amatasatasa, i-TinCan Island Port kanye ne-Apapa Port eLagos, ngenxa yokuminyana kwempahla echwebeni, imikhumbi engekho ngaphansi kuka-43 egcwele imithwalo ehlukahlukene okwamanje ivaleleke emanzini aseLagos.

Ngenxa yokuma kwama-container, izindleko zokuthutha izimpahla zenyuka ngamaphesenti angama-600, kanti ukuthengiselana kweNigeria nokuthengwa kwempahla nokuthumela ngaphandle nakho kwaba nesiphithiphithi. Baningi abangenisa impahla engaphandle bayakhononda kodwa ayikho indlela. Ngenxa yesikhala esilinganiselwe esikhumulweni semikhumbi, imikhumbi eminingi ayikwazi ukungena nokulayisha futhi ingahlala olwandle kuphela.

Ngokombiko we-"Guardian", echwebeni lase-Apapa, umgwaqo owodwa wokungena uvaliwe ngenxa yokwakhiwa, kuyilapho amaloli epakwe nhlangothi zombili zomgwaqo wokungena, eshiya kuphela umgwaqo omncane wethrafikhi. Isimo echwebeni lase-TinCan Island siyefana. Iziqukathi zithatha zonke izindawo. Omunye wemigwaqo oya ethekwini usalungiswa. Onogada baqola imali kwabangenisa impahla. Isitsha esithuthwa amakhilomitha angama-20 phakathi nezwe sizobiza u-US$4,000.

Izibalo zakamuva zeNigerian Ports Authority (NPA) zikhombisa ukuthi kunemikhumbi eyi-10 emi ethekwini lase-Apapa endaweni yokuma eLagos. E-TinCan, imikhumbi engu-33 ivaleleke emahange ngenxa yesikhala esincane sokulayisha. Ngenxa yalokho, kunemikhumbi engu-43 elinde izindawo zokulala echwebeni laseLagos kuphela. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kulindeleke ukuthi kufike imikhumbi emisha engu-25 echwebeni lase-Apapa.

Umthombo ngokusobala ukhathazekile ngalesi simo futhi uthe: “Engxenyeni yokuqala yalo nyaka, izindleko zokuthutha isitsha esingamamitha angu-20 sisuka eMpumalanga Ekude siya eNigeria sasingu-$1,000. Namuhla, izinkampani zemikhumbi zikhokhisa phakathi kuka-US$5,500 no-US$6,000 ngesevisi efanayo. Ukuminyana kwemikhumbi okukhona njengamanje kuphoqe izinkampani ezithile zemikhumbi ukuthi zidlulisele impahla eNigeria emachwebeni angomakhelwane e-Cotonou nase-Côte d'Ivoire.

Ngenxa yokuminyana okukhulu kwechweba, inqwaba yezimpahla zamakhonteyna ezivalekile ziphazamisa kakhulu ukusebenza kwechweba laseNigeria laseLagos.

Kuze kube manje, ababambiqhaza bemboni banxuse uhulumeni wezwe ukuthi adayise amakhonteyina angaba ngu-4 000 ukuze kuncishiswe isiminyaminya echwebeni laseLagos.

Ababambiqhaza engxoxweni kazwelonke babize uMongameli u-Muhammadu Buhari kanye ne-Federal Executive Committee (FEC) ukuthi bayalele i-Nigeria Customs (NSC) ukuthi idayise izimpahla ngokuya ngoMthetho Wokuphathwa Kwempahla Nezimpahla (CEMA).

Kuyaqondakala ukuthi amakhonteyina angaba ngu-4,000 aphelelwe yisikhathi kwezinye izikhumulo zePort of Apapa neTinkan eLagos.

Lokhu akudalanga nje kuphela ukuminyana kwechweba futhi kuthinte ukusebenza kahle, kodwa kuphinde kwaphoqa abangenisa kwamanye amazwe ukuthi bathwale izindleko ezengeziwe ezihlobene. Kodwa amasiko endawo abonakala elahlekile.

Ngokwemithetho yendawo, uma impahla ihlala ethekwini izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezingu-30 ngaphandle kwemvume yokungena ezweni, izothathwa njengempahla esekwedlule isikhathi.

Kuyaqondakala ukuthi imithwalo eminingi echwebeni laseLagos iboshiwe izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezingu-30, ende kunazo zonke ubude beminyaka engu-7, futhi isibalo sezimpahla ezidlulelwe yisikhathi sisakhula.

Ngenxa yalokhu, abathintekayo baphakamise ukuthi izimpahla zidayiswe ngokuhambisana nemibandela yomthetho wokuphathwa kwempahla nezimpahla.

Umuntu ovela ku-Association of Nigerian Chartered Customs Agents (ANLCA) uthe abanye abangenisi balahle izimpahla ezibiza amashumi ezigidigidi zama-naira (cishe amakhulu ezigidi zamaRandi). “Ikhonteyina enezinto ezibalulekile sekuphele izinyanga ingafunwa, kanti nezimpahla zokungenisa impahla azikayikhiphi echwebeni. Lo mkhuba wokungaziphathi kahle uyadumaza kakhulu.”

Imiphumela yenhlolovo yale nhlangano ikhombisa ukuthi impahla eboshiwe njengamanje ingaphezu kuka-30% wesamba sempahla emachwebeni aseLagos. "Uhulumeni unomthwalo wemfanelo wokuqinisekisa ukuthi ichweba alinawo umthwalo owedlulelwe yisikhathi futhi uhlinzeka ngamabhokisi angenalutho anele."

Ngenxa yezinkinga zezindleko, abanye abangenisi bangase balahlekelwe isithakazelo sokususa lezi zimpahla, ngoba imvume yentela izodala ukulahlekelwa okwengeziwe, okuhlanganisa ukukhokhwa kwe-demurrage. Ngakho-ke, abangenisi bangase bazishiye ngokukhetha lezi zimpahla.