Freight forwarding regulatory body; the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) has said that it is currently making preparations to move its headquarters from Abuja to Apapa, Lagos.
Registrar of the Council, Sir Mike Jukwe told Shipping Position Daily exclusively that the management of the council has identified that most of its stakeholders are situated in Lagos and that it was moving closer to them.
Freight forwarding regulatory body; the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) has said that it is currently making preparations to move its headquarters from Abuja to Apapa, Lagos.
Registrar of the Council, Sir Mike Jukwe told Shipping Position Daily exclusively that the management of the council has identified that most of its stakeholders are situated in Lagos and that it was moving closer to them.
Apart from this, Sir Jukwe also hinted that freight forwarding associations who are not living up to expectations in accordance with the provisions of the CRFFN Act may soon be de-registered.
Jukwe said that the current office of the Council in Abuja is a temporary arrangement and that by July 2014, he and the entire team will relocate to Apapa.
"I can tell you that within the next two months, we will have a very befitting head office of the council in Lagos, and by that time, I will move with the entire team at the headquarters to Apapa, the place we are now is a temporary measure" he stressed.
The CRFFN boss also revealed that the body had carried out an oversight function on all the five registered freight forwarding associations and this has been forwarded to the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar for his approval before action is taken.
"We have carried out oversight function on all the five associations, we know their strength, we know their weaknesses, but it is subject to approval of the ministry, after this, we will make it public, he confirmed.
Even though he refused to state specifically the recommendations and findings of the report submitted to the ministry, Sir Jukwe said that the law will be upheld against any association that has failed to meet the criteria in line with the Council’s enabling Act.
"The laws are very clear, the associations themselves know the conditions they are supposed to meet, if any association feels it has not met the requirements, the law will be upheld, you can be de-registered when you don't meet the criteria" he said.
He said that the assessment is carried out on the associations every year, and that it is a continuous process.
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