NAGAFF Makes Good Its Threat, Declares Two Former Presidents Persona Non Grata
NAGAFF FOUNDER, DR. ANIEBONAM AND EZISI DURING INAUGURATION CEREMONY AT ROCKVIEW HOTEL, APAPA
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has made good its threat against the two former National Presidents of the Association, declaring them persona non-grata in all its facilities across the country and abroad.
The founder of NAGAFF, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, had in a chat with SHIPPING DAY few weeks ago threatened to declare the two former Presidents persona non grata for insisting on contesting the Governing Board election of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) under independent candidacy provision as against the position of NAGAFF and other associations.
NAGAFF had agreed on a sharing formula in the CRFFN Board election of 6.6.1.1.1. between the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) and other collaborating associations of agents.
But the two former Presidents, Dr. Eugene Nweke and Dr. Increase Uche protested against this arrangement as it affected their ambition having not been favoured to contest under NAGAFF.
In a press statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Evang. Clement Chukwuemeka Iwegbuna, the decision to against the two former Presidents was reached at the first meeting of the new National Executive Council (NEC) held on Thursday at the Association’s National Headquarters in Lagos
The well-attended meeting which had representatives from across the country reviewed the activities of the two people in the recent past and concluded that they have exhibited behaviours which amounted to gross anti-association activities.
Consequently, the NEC directed that their names be removed from the Association’s register while their photographs are no more to be displayed in any of its offices. Accordingly, both of them are not to enjoy the title of ex-President of NAGAFF any longer when addressing them anywhere.
However, the NEC passed a resolution that their decision shall stand except the Founder Dr. Boniface Okechukwu Aniebonam finds good reasons to grant them pardon.
Meanwhile, addressing participants at the meeting, Founder of NAGAFF Dr. Boniface Okechukwu Aniebonam urged the new NEC members to rededicate themselves to the service of the Association and by extension, the country at large.
Aniebonam said their emergence as individuals to pilot the affairs of the Association is a call to service and as such, they should rededicate themselves to the service of mankind.
The Founder hammered on the need for teamwork among the NEC members and urged them to form a sound synergy with Government Agencies and sister Associations and in particular, the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) under Tony Iju Nwabunike – led National Executive Committee (NECOM) in the Freight Forwarding industry.
On his part, the National President, Chief Tochukwu Ezisi, in his welcome speech commended the NEC members for the attendance at the meeting.
The President promised an open-door policy in which every member will be carried along while Transparency and Accountability will be his guiding principle in the way he will deploy the Association’s resources.
Ezisi promised to protect the interest of the Association and its teeming members spread across the country, and extended his hand of fellowship to other stakeholders in the industry.
The NEC meeting was preceded by a 7-hour Leadership Training Programme which held at the Association’s Conference Room to prepare the NEC members for the task ahead in their new positions.
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