Aare Sanni Shittu’s resignation from the Board of ANLCA is a wake up response to the call of the Founder of NAGAFF to all men and women well over 60 years in the freight forwarding practice to resign from any responsible position in the various associations of Licensed Customs Agents and Freight Forwarding Associations on or before end of 2019.
according to a statement signed by Rev. Emma Agubanze, Head of Special Duty at NAGAFF Headquarters, It is time to go, to give room for fresh ideas in the management and administration of registered associations of Licensed Customs Agents and Freight Forwarding Practitioners.
“It is on record that the Founder of NAGAFF, Dr. B. O. Aniebonam had advice that all men and women in the various Freight Forwarding Associations above 60 years old should retire with a view to providing a space for the young ones to take up
responsibility in the proper management and administration of the various
associations.
“This is because it is very apparent that diminishing return is occurring with a great speed, thus affecting good governance in the administration and management of the various associations.
“There is no doubt that freight practitioners are suffering so much in the hands of some Government agencies, shipping companies and terminal operators, who, for avoidable reasons, have become corrupt with impunity, thus thwarting all efforts on the part of the federal government to ease business endeavours in the Customs ports.
“It shall be the expectation of the young freight forwarders that by 2019 ending, all persons well over 60 years of age should have resigned from any responsible position in the various associations. We therefore wish to appreciate and congratulate the bold step of Aare Sanni Shittu for listen to the advice of the Founder of NAGAFF who had earlier announced his exit by 2019 ending with all NAGAFF executives well over 60 years.
“It is with great regret that our sister association who claim to have been in existence since 1954 could not lead by example with a view to providing a seamless access to sustainable freight forwarding practice in the association. We therefore encourage the leadership of ANLCA under Hon. Tony Iju to be decisive and at the same time remembering him that BOT members are merely advisory”.
He announced that in due time NAGAFF shall make further statements concerning all persons expected to quit the seen by 2019 in the various associations.
“Elders Council should accommodate them in advisory capacity for the good of the greater numbers of the suffering young freight forwarders”, Rev. Emma Agubanze said.