CRFFN Says It Received Over 5,000 Membership Applications In 2012

Embattled Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) said yesterday that it received more than 5,000 membership applications from both individuals and corporate bodies in 2012.
The Council’s Registrar,Sir Mike Jukwe, made this known in a chat with newsmen, even as he added that the agency was able to register 1,924 individuals, 516 corporate bodies and five associations who met the criteria at the end of the exercise in 2012.

Embattled Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) said yesterday that it received more than 5,000 membership applications from both individuals and corporate bodies in 2012.
The Council’s Registrar,Sir Mike Jukwe, made this known in a chat with newsmen, even as he added that the agency was able to register 1,924 individuals, 516 corporate bodies and five associations who met the criteria at the end of the exercise in 2012.
“ Out of the 5,000 applications received online for membership, we were able to accredit 2, 445 that met the criteria.
According to him, “the registered associations include Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, Nigerian Association of Air Freight Forwarders and Consolidators.
“Others are the National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents and Association of Registered Freight Forwarders of Nigeria, “ he said.
Jukwe said that officials of these associations took the oath of allegiance, received operating guidelines and were issued identity cards and certificates.
He said that the agency had four training programmes which were a certificate course, executive diploma course, regular international diploma course and mandatory continuing professional development programme in freight forwarding.
He said that 10 training institutes offering these courses had no challenge since the freight forwarders could only practice after they were registered.
 Jukwe said that The Federal Ministry of Transport would soon constitute an interim governing council that would conduct elections into the CRFFN.
He added that the Enforcement Unit of CRFFN that was established on August 27, 2012 lacked materials and equipment to enforce the relevant provisions of the Act.
He said that the objective of CRFFN was to benchmark freight forwarding in Nigeria to international standards and bring sanity to the Nigerian ports.
“We do not have the required vehicles and buses as well as the required port offices for the CRFFN Enforcement Unit to function.
“We have also applied to the authorities to provide officers of the law enforcement agencies to assist our enforcement team to function, “ Jukwe said.