FG Launches Standard Operating Procedures Portal to Check Corruption at Ports

Dele Ogbodo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday launched the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and the Port Service Support Portal (PSSP) to check corruption and other unwholesome practices by service providers at the nations’ ports.

Osinbajo, while launching the portal, advocated the use of technology in controlling corruption in public service, adding that it has proven to be one of the ways of steaming graft.

He said: “It is important to bear in mind that technology remains one of the most important ways by which we can control corruption aside from the consequences of ensuring that corrupt officials are made to face its consequences.”

The vice-president made the disclosure at the launch of the SOP and PSSP by the Ministry of Transportation in conjunction with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Abuja.

According to him, the use of technology is also possibly the most important ways of ensuring that public service is delivered, adding that: “The SOP and PSSP are ways of enhancing the port capacity and reducing corruption in port procedures and adoption.”

Osinbajo who said the launch which marked a milestone in the nation’s port operations added that the technology which would enhance efficient procedures and improve integrity and corrupt-free system, while helping to resolve both internal and external complaints from port operators.