The newly re-elected President of Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA); Prince Olayiwola Shittu has said that his second term in office will look at two critical issues for the association to grow.
Shittu said that the need for the association to collect commission on earning for Customs and for the association to be chartered will be his major focus.
According to him, the first term five- point agenda was achieved under two years, hence the second term will focus on how draw the government closer to the association.
The newly re-elected President of Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA); Prince Olayiwola Shittu has said that his second term in office will look at two critical issues for the association to grow.
Shittu said that the need for the association to collect commission on earning for Customs and for the association to be chartered will be his major focus.
According to him, the first term five- point agenda was achieved under two years, hence the second term will focus on how draw the government closer to the association.
He also charged the Ministry of Finance and the Nigeria Customs Service to promote and sponsor an executive bill that will make ANLCA chartered.
Prince Shittu reiterated that, because ANLCA is a major contributor to the federal government revenue, the bill to charter the association need to promoted by both government organisations, saying that when enacted, it will bring about professionalism in customs brokerage.
While briefing some journalists under the auspices of Maritime Correspondents Of Nigeria (MARCON) on Wednesday during a courtesy visit at the national secretariat of the association, Shittu said that the involvement of the ministry through the customs will expedite speedy passage of the executive bill, unlike when sponsored privately.
As part of his two-point agenda, the ANLCA boss noted that members of the national executive committee are working aggressively to ensure that proposed executive bill sees the light of the day.
"If you make it as a private bill from outside, it will not see the light of the day, if you make it private members’ bill which means that we will give it to one member of the assembly to start moving on it, it will not see the light of the day because passing bill in Nigeria requires a lot of funds and they will always tell you that there is no money", he explained.
"Even for the committee to sit down and look at the bill is a lot of money, so the only success we can get is if the Nigeria Customs Service through the ministry Finance decides to do executive bill, then it will be fast for enactment and we are working towards that", he assured..
Speaking further, he noted that: "And we are happy that ANLCA is one big family so we are going to work hard to also get our association chartered".
"Chartering of our association does not remove us from been regulated or controlled by CRFFN and Customs, which you know were established under different acts".
"Chartering gives us the opportunity to be professionally recognised to Chartered Institute of Customs Brokerage and that is what we want the National Assembly to do for us".
He said when enacted into law, the association will be affiliated to training institutes because CRFFN is not a training institute, but certification institution.
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