Oluyinka Onigbinde
A former President of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Eugene Nweke has withdrawn from the forthcoming governing council election of Council for the Regulations of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) over what he alleged as premeditated irregularities.
Nweke in a letter addressed to the Minister Of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, dated March 1st 2022 and made available to our correspondent, described the CRFFN election as marred with fundamental flaws and falling short of “professional modesty and credibility”.
Nweke who is a former member of the governing council, noted that based on intelligence report as regards to the activities leading to the CRFFN elections, and series of subtle threats and unwholesome plotting against his personality and alleged collusion of some of the committee members, it is imperative for him to withdraw from the race.
The statement reads in part: “After collating intelligent reports with regards to the activities of the CRFFN governing council election committee on one hand and the collusion of some of the committee members on the other hand, it becomes obvious that:
“A supposedly professional regulatory council election has since been turned to a market union association election.
“Professional integrity and future advancement of the profession is on the bleak, because the electioneering process that is expected to add value towards professional integrity and development has been mortgaged on the altar of compromises for material benefits.
“With what’s on ground, the result of the election has been decided.
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“Secondly, diversionary press statements were deliberately sponsored, to divert attention from the ongoing collusion and perfection on ground.
“Thirdly, I insist that professional integrity, diligence and standard should be a watch word, but, with series of subtle threats and unwholesome plotting against me. May, I unequivocally posit again, that, if purposeful and selfless service is our pursuit in this election, then to serve in the CRFFN governing council is not a do or die affair.
”On this note, I hereby most humbly and temporarily withdraw from the electoral contest for the CRFFN Governing Council Membership Election 2022, pending such a time a credible professional regulatory governing council election will be contemplated for the advancement of freight forwarding profession in Nigeria”.
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