Importers at the Tema Port, Ghana’s largest entry point from the sea, are up in arms against the activities of the security agencies at the port which they say is unnecessarily delaying their turn-around time and increasing their costs.They are particularly irked by the activities of a Presidential Task Force made up of a combined team of military, police and Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) officials who are duplicating the work of the security agencies inside the port, outside.According to sources, they are usually stationed close to the toll booth at the beginning of the Tema Motorway and on the beach road and either sent to the CEPS head office in Accra or a bonded warehouse in Accra.The importers say the activities of the taskforce has forced their colleagues from landlocked countries such as Mali and Niger, who used to use the Tema Port as an entry point for the transit of their goods, to shift their activities to ports in Togo and Cote d’Ivoire to avoid extra costs and delays. ...
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