• Decampees not our member: Amiwero's Group
There indications that about 23 members of the Lucky Amiwero faction of the National Council of Managing Director Licensed Customs Agents(NCMDLCA) might be on their way to Chief Festus Ejiofor faction.
Shipping Position Daily gathered that gradually the defecting members of the Amiwero faction have pledged their allegiance to Chief Ejiofor in what they described as their wanting to unravel the truth.
• Decampees not our member: Amiwero's Group
There indications that about 23 members of the Lucky Amiwero faction of the National Council of Managing Director Licensed Customs Agents(NCMDLCA) might be on their way to Chief Festus Ejiofor faction.
Shipping Position Daily gathered that gradually the defecting members of the Amiwero faction have pledged their allegiance to Chief Ejiofor in what they described as their wanting to unravel the truth.
Spearheading the exodus is the PTML and KLT chapter Secretary of Mr Amiwero's faction; Prince Obi Ossai who told our correspondent on Monday, that currently the defecting members are 23 and more has shown interest to cross carpet to the Ejiofor faction ; before “unveiling them to the media”.
The aggrieved Ossai lambasted the Lucky Amiwero-led council saying that no man can democratically be a life president of any group, even as he added that the Eyis Resources boss has turned the association to his personal organisation.
According to him, members of the Amiwero faction now understood the reason behind Ejiofor rift with Amiwero.
"Those of us who are to decamp have studied him very well because he is making national council is own private venture , using it to make money as against the will of others"
"The basic issue here is that the national council members who have left and those that are still there are re-grouping to see the reasons why chief Ejiofor has taken this course and we are not just necessarily decamping, but we are trying to join hand to fight a common gladiator in the person of Mr. Lucky Amiwero".
He said as at Friday last week the total number of those that will decamp had increased from 20 to 23, he mentioned the vice chairman and treasurer of PTML and KLT chapters of the Amiwero faction, adding that the crusade has moved to Ijora Lilypond chapter of NCMDLCA and other chapters where the council exists.
Ossai further maintained that, "we are not politicians but we are practicing mono-politics and every mono – politicians must be very careful about what he says and how he handles a given situation".
He said that a comprehensive list of members that are to defect will be released at an inaugural press conference which is expected to hold soon.
The PTML/KLT chapter Secretary further revealed that he had told Mr. Lucky Amiwero about his defection to Ejiofor's camp, stressing that the former camp hardly holds meetings on how the association can move forward.
He alleged that meetings held by the Amiwero faction are basically about money to be contributed for selfish interest and pointing out that such gatherings did not go down well with members.
Ossai added that decamping from one faction to another has gone beyond reconciling the two presidents, because according to him, Amiwero has proven to the world that he wants to be a life president.
Confirming the departure, factional President of NCMDLCA, Festus Ejiofor told our correspondent that he is expecting to meet with them next week, even as he disclosed that he had confirmed their departure from the other camp.
Ejiofor said that he is ready to reconcile with Mr Amiwero, but hinted that the other party gave conditions that are unacceptable.
"The magistrate gave us ample time for us to reconcile but he refused
“I am ready to reconcile with him, but my opponent said for him to reconcile with me, I must drop my membership of the association"
"Our lawyer wrote to him for us to reconcile, but he refused and since he refused, that mindset for reconciliation is over", Ejiofor told our correspondent.
Healso disclosed that his faction cannot organise any election at the moment because of the court case at hand.
He also faulted critics of his tenure as president of the association for two terms, but promised that once the court case with other camp is over, there will be an election that might usher in a new leader of the association.
Even though Mr. Lucky Amiwero was unreachable, sources close to him told our correspondent that Prince Ossai Obi does not have an office and he has no national council identification number.
The associate of Mr Amiwero said that the statement credited to Ossai are misleading and can lead to confusion in the port.
He further demanded for the said Ossai to show evidence of his membership of national council of managing directors of licensed customs agents.
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