Oluyinka Onigbinde and Joshua Yousouph
After months of anxiety over the delayed elections, 15 registered freight forwarders on Wednesday emerged winners at the elections into the governing council of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN).
The election took place across the four freight forwarding zones in the county, namely: Western zone, Eastern zone, land borders and airports.
Among the notable winners are: Alhaji Tanko Ibrahim of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) , the President of NAGAFF Chief Tochukwu Ezisi , Vice President of ANLCA Dr. Kayode Farinto and 12 others.
The breakdown of the entire election results revealed that NAGAFF now has eight elected members in the CRFFN council, ANLCA five, Association of Registered Freight Forwarders of Nigeria (ARFFN) one seat, while Mr Increase Uche emerged as the only independent candidates.
Further breakdown of the election results are as follows:
Western Zone Category
1. Ibrahim Tanko: 179 Votes NAGAFF
2 Ndubuisi Uzoegbo: 147 Votes (NAGAFF)
3 Tochukwu Ezisi: 110 Votes (NAGAFF)
4. Ekemeaze Ifeanyi: 72 Votes (NAGAFF)
5. Kayode Farinto: 72 Votes (ANLCA)
6) Metu Augustine Ejike : 63 Votes (ARRFN)
Umeadi Azubike: 29 Votes
7. Ozo Chukwurah: 55 Votes (ANLCA)
8) . Festus Ukwu: 4 Votes (NCMDLCA)
Eastern Zone
1. Henry Njoku, Eastern Zone, Onne Port
ANLCA) 63 Votes (Elected)
2. Bala Rabiu Lawan
Eastern Zone, Onne Port AREFF
54 Votes (Elected)
3. Isikaku Ifeanyi Goddy Easter Zone, Onne Port ANLCA 52 Votes
Kinsley O. Offor, Eastern Zone, Onne Port ANLCA 44 Votes
Christopher C. Okafor Eastern Zone, Onne Port 26 Votes
Land Borders & Airports
Princess Chi Eze
Northern Zone, Airport/Land Border (NAGAFF) 224 Votes
Awogbemi Timothy
Western Zone, Airport/Land Border (NAGAFF)
145 votes
Increase Uche
Eastern Zone, Airport/Land Border
Independent candidate
Chukwunonso Ejikeme Western Zone, Airport/Land Border (NAGAFF) 120 Votes
Muftahu Ya’u
Northern Zone, Airport/Land Border
(NAGAFF) 91 Votes
Notable losers in the elections are: Mr Festus Ukwu Secretary General of the National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLA), Prince Ozo Chukwura factional board member ANLCA, Mr. Yinka Bakare President (NAFFAC) among others.
Addressing journalists shortly after the election, the Chairman of the electoral committee, Mr. Auwal Suleiman described the election as free and fair. He however noted that the freight forwarders were not coordinated and orderly during the election process.
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