The Director-General of the Nigerian Association of
Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) Barrister
Emmanuel Cobham has paid a facility visit to the Skyway Aviation Handling
Company Limited (SAHCOL) warehouse. He was received by the Managing
Director/Chief Executive Officer Dr Oluropo Owolabi.
Barrister Cobhams, while expressing his delight opined
that Nigeria has come of age with what he witnessed and that the SAHCOL
warehouse can compete favorably with any cargo warehouse in the developed
countries.
He said there is need for the general public to be aware
of the level of standardization displayed by the new SAHCOL warehouse which was
due to the level of professionalism displayed by the staff and Management of
SAHCOL.
In response, the
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Olu Owolabi emphasized that the new
warehouse has created allowances for faster cargo collection and that there has
been no record of pilfering or damage to cargo brought into the warehouse.
Speaking further, Owolabi called on the government to
invest in exportation, especially in the area of packaging because it is
embarrassing to see that the few exported materials out of the country are
usually packaged with sacks.
David Etim a national officer, who was on the entourage
of the DG, NACCIMA expressed the need for the government to have Collection
Centres where farmers would drop their agro-products to be exported. He went
further to say that farmers should be educated about storage and the need for
proper packaging.
The DHL’s Airfreight Manager, Paul Liden, who was present
during the visit, praised SAHCOL for its ingenuity in the new cargo facility,
stating that, he has been quite impressed with the services that DHL has been
receiving from SAHCOL. According to him, the efficiency ratio has been high and
there has not been a record of damage or pilfering while return time has been
shorter.
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