About three weeks after the Acting Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Mr Hassan Bello advised that his association should be in the forefront of efforts being made to end the lingering crisis at the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), the national president of Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agent (ANLCA), Prince Olayiwola Shittu has assured that the face-off is nearing an end.
About three weeks after the Acting Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Mr Hassan Bello advised that his association should be in the forefront of efforts being made to end the lingering crisis at the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), the national president of Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agent (ANLCA), Prince Olayiwola Shittu has assured that the face-off is nearing an end.
The ANLCA president whose association has been central to the crisis told Shipping Position Daily yesterday that there have been some meetings with the Registrar of CRFFN; Sir Mike Jukwe and that progress is being made.
We have been meeting with the Registrar and I want to assure you that very soon, we shall resolve all the areas of conflict.
He also confirmed that the highest hierarchy of ANLCA has also endorsed the terms of agreement and assured that, he is sure that the crisis with the CRFFN was almost over.
Shipping Position Daily recalls that the Shippers’ Council boss had advised ANLCA to rally other freight forwarders to resolve the crisis.
He also charged the association to take up leadership responsibilities in ensuring that the disagreements among freight forwarding practitioners over CRFFN transaction fee collection is resolved amicably in order to set the council back on the right track and to achieve its objectives.
"I challenge ANLCA to show its leadership role in the Council so that the reasons why it was set up for training and retraining, for positioning of our freight forwarding practice and aligning it with global best practices is realized”
“I think you have a role to play in that organization so we call on you to work hand in hand with the council and other freight forwarding organizations so that the dream of the Nigerian shipper’s council is realized”
“I am aware that the reason why the Act was set up was for us to align our practice with international best practices, paperless transactions, training and retraining freight forwarders, we don’t want this profession to be invaded by quacks, we need a people who can stand to negotiate with international service providers and for that we have seen the growth of ANLCA, we are very proud of you” he said.
And while fielding questions from reporters after the visit to Shippers Council, Prince Shittu had
explained that the association is already in discussion with other sister freight forwarding associations and trying to resolve the face-off.
“We been having some discussions, especially with other sister associations, we have also been having meetings; everyone feels concern that the council have to perform its role”.
Prince Shittu however expressed optimisms that the matter will soon be resolved and that a roundtable meeting will soon be called so as to resolve issues.
“I am very sure that soon there will be a roundtable meeting so that we can cross the T’s and dot the I’s, when we know that the interest of our members are protected then ANLCA will fall in”
But yesterday, the ANLCA President disclosed that there is a very bright light at the end of the tunnel as some grounds have been shifted by the ‘feuding parties’, indicating that CRFFN had yielded some grounds.
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