Four Interim NECOM Members Appointed by Mustapha Have No Licences, Alleges ANLCA SG
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The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has picked holes on the appointment of four members of the interim National Executive Committee (NECOM) announced last year by Alhaji Taiwo Mustapha led Board of Trustees (BOT) .
The National Secretary of the association, Alhaji Babatunde Mukaila, alleged that the four members of the interim NECOM do not have necessary licences to qualify them for the positions they are holding in ANLCA, adding that this was against the constitution of the association.
In an interview with newsmen, Mukaila identified the four members as Pius Ujubuonu (Ag. President), Adeyinka Jamiu Ishola, Waheed Badmus and Francis Ozemede Itua who were appointed Interim NECOM of ANLCA in Acting capacity by Mustapha.
He said that it was wrong for Mustapha to have decided to appoint customs agents who he insisted do not have the required licences to such interim position.
He accused Mustapha of simply trying to cause confusion in ANLCA with such appointment considering that every member should have a licence.
Mukaila told newsmen in an interview:
“I believe Taiwo Mustapha who has consistently claimed to be whatever he says he is to be abreast with the provisions of ANLCA Constitution. The constitution of ANLCA is very clear under Section ( 4), that members of ANLCA shall be limited by Corporate companies, notwithstanding Sub-section (1) and under Section ( 2) it went further to say that no company or firm shall be registered as a member of ANLCA if , Section ( 4), Subsection (2a) does not carry on business in the Shipping and Freight Forwarding (b) if not Licensed by the Nigeria Customs. I see it as a mischief or lack of knowledge on the part of Taiwo Mustapha to have violated the ANLCA constitution by appointing people who do not have corporate Company Licenses by the Customs to positions at the National level.
Sometimes, I think it was 24th August 2022, Taiwo Mustapha came into ANLCA National Secretariat and appointed some people who are not owners of Corporate companies and who are not registered to carry out business of Shipping and Freight Forwarding as enshrined in ANLCA Constitution into positions of authority . I believe Taiwo Mustapha should have known better to make such grievous mistakes and cause confusion that we are all seeing now” .
The SG claimed he has evidence to show that Pius Ujubuonu, and the rest of his team as interim NECOM do not have registered licences as required by ANLCA for members.
On the question of who will be qualified to attend the planned Annual General Meeting (AGM) as approved by the mediating Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), he said only those who meet the constitutional requirements .
He added, “ In my simple answer, a little while ago , I talked about Section (4) of our constitution, about membership . The other thing , very important is what should follow to register as a member of ANLCA. Any member of ANLCA under the same Section (4), Sub-section (3) Registration of members , it states that for that purpose of Registration ” A member shall make application in writing to the ANLCA Headquarters through his chapter within his area of operation via Executive or Committee set up, shall recommend the applicant to the NECOM. The applicant is deemed fit and proper person to be admitted as a member. He shall be so admitted”. There are fees to be paid and the fee is N10,000, from members , that is the Annual Dues. So that qualified you, if you have a valid License and be up to date financially for you to attend the AGM.
“The constitution of ANLCA irrespective of any version at your disposal , Section (4) , under Membership stipulates that members of the association shall be limited to corporate bodies incorporated under the CAMA1990 as amended 2020. So, all our AGM is supposed to be governed by general members , those Companies who are corporate members of ANLCA. So is just the company owners that should come forward and participate in the AGM and the representatives of those companies ought to be Directors who must have had , this is the caveat, at least 10% of shareholding of those companies and at least five years running and whose membership status must as well be five years with ANLCA”.
Efforts made to reach Mustapha and Ujubuonu to respond to the allegation raised by Mukaila failed as at the time of filing this report.
ANLCA has been riddled with crisis as two groups have been fighting over who has the right as BOT in the association.
Mustapha leads one of the groups while the other group is led by Dr. Taiwo Afolabi.
The CRFFN Governing Board led by Tsanni Abubakar is currently making efforts to reconcile the two groups.
The CRFFN has restrained the two from continued court cases, ordering instead that the association should hold a fresh AGM.
The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has picked holes on the appointment of four members of the interim National Executive Committee (NECOM) announced last year by Alhaji Taiwo Mustapha led Board of Trustees (BOT) .
The National Secretary of the association, Alhaji Babatunde Mukaila, alleged that the four members of the interim NECOM do not have necessary licences to qualify them for the positions they are holding in ANLCA, adding that this was against the constitution of the association.
In an interview with newsmen, Mukaila identified the four members as Pius Ujubuonu (Ag. President), Adeyinka Jamiu Ishola, Waheed Badmus and Francis Ozemede Itua who were appointed Interim NECOM of ANLCA in Acting capacity by Mustapha.
He said that it was wrong for Mustapha to have decided to appoint customs agents who he insisted do not have the required licences to such interim position.
He accused Mustapha of simply trying to cause confusion in ANLCA with such appointment considering that every member should have a licence.
Mukaila told newsmen in an interview:
“I believe Taiwo Mustapha who has consistently claimed to be whatever he says he is to be abreast with the provisions of ANLCA Constitution. The constitution of ANLCA is very clear under Section ( 4), that members of ANLCA shall be limited by Corporate companies, notwithstanding Sub-section (1) and under Section ( 2) it went further to say that no company or firm shall be registered as a member of ANLCA if , Section ( 4), Subsection (2a) does not carry on business in the Shipping and Freight Forwarding (b) if not Licensed by the Nigeria Customs. I see it as a mischief or lack of knowledge on the part of Taiwo Mustapha to have violated the ANLCA constitution by appointing people who do not have corporate Company Licenses by the Customs to positions at the National level.
Sometimes, I think it was 24th August 2022, Taiwo Mustapha came into ANLCA National Secretariat and appointed some people who are not owners of Corporate companies and who are not registered to carry out business of Shipping and Freight Forwarding as enshrined in ANLCA Constitution into positions of authority . I believe Taiwo Mustapha should have known better to make such grievous mistakes and cause confusion that we are all seeing now” .
The SG claimed he has evidence to show that Pius Ujubuonu, and the rest of his team as interim NECOM do not have registered licences as required by ANLCA for members.
On the question of who will be qualified to attend the planned Annual General Meeting (AGM) as approved by the mediating Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), he said only those who meet the constitutional requirements .
He added, “ In my simple answer, a little while ago , I talked about Section (4) of our constitution, about membership . The other thing , very important is what should follow to register as a member of ANLCA. Any member of ANLCA under the same Section (4), Sub-section (3) Registration of members , it states that for that purpose of Registration ” A member shall make application in writing to the ANLCA Headquarters through his chapter within his area of operation via Executive or Committee set up, shall recommend the applicant to the NECOM. The applicant is deemed fit and proper person to be admitted as a member. He shall be so admitted”. There are fees to be paid and the fee is N10,000, from members , that is the Annual Dues. So that qualified you, if you have a valid License and be up to date financially for you to attend the AGM.
“The constitution of ANLCA irrespective of any version at your disposal , Section (4) , under Membership stipulates that members of the association shall be limited to corporate bodies incorporated under the CAMA1990 as amended 2020. So, all our AGM is supposed to be governed by general members , those Companies who are corporate members of ANLCA. So is just the company owners that should come forward and participate in the AGM and the representatives of those companies ought to be Directors who must have had , this is the caveat, at least 10% of shareholding of those companies and at least five years running and whose membership status must as well be five years with ANLCA”.
Efforts made to reach Mustapha and Ujubuonu to respond to the allegation raised by Mukaila failed as at the time of filing this report.
ANLCA has been riddled with crisis as two groups have been fighting over who has the right as BOT in the association.
Mustapha leads one of the groups while the other group is led by Dr. Taiwo Afolabi.
The CRFFN Governing Board led by Tsanni Abubakar is currently making efforts to reconcile the two groups.
The CRFFN has restrained the two from continued court cases, ordering instead that the association should hold a fresh AGM.
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