ANLCA Set Up Committee To Tackle Operational Challenges Bedeviling Members

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), has set up a seven man committee to take note of all challenges in the area of administrative and operational bedeviling the association with the view to restoring the association enviable role as the watchdog of the Nigeria Maritime industry at the just concluded meeting of November 17th 2018 held in Lagos with all the members present.  

The Chairman of NEC and President of the association, Hon Tony Iju Nwabunike, made a call which was supported by all members present that all suspended executive members by NEC be recalled and restored in their positions.
Hon Iju, who also spoke on the reason NEC convened said, the executive of NEC sees it necessary to reconcile all members who have been in one form of disagreement or the other in the past one and half year.

The committee was given two weeks to submit its report when another NEC is slated to hold to consider the report.

Speaking further, he said“Truthfully, we had crisis that could crack the strongest of pillers, but we did not allow it to degenerate because to us ANLCA comes first before other considerations. Kudos to ANLCA elders, the BOT members and all those whose advise sustained us thus far.

“The need for us to forge ahead in peace and unity cannot be overemphasised. As a matter of fact, the operational challenges we are experiencing in our ports-air, land and sea are unprecedented, in fact overwhelming. I have never seen that in my over 30 years as a Customs Broker. So it is in our best interest to pursue the path of peace and unity to fight our common cause and posses our possessions,” Hon. Nwabunike said

“In the spirit of the reconciliation and total forgiveness, I want us to review some of the far reaching decisions taken at the NEC of 17th December, 2018, as it concerns the suspension of some members of NECOM, Chapter executives and Committees.
Therefore in the exercise of the powers vested on NEC in section 5 (3) (k) of the amended supreme constitution of ANLCA, 2013 section 5 (3) (k); I hereby request for the consideration of NEC for the lifting of the suspension placed on the national officer, chapter executives and committee members under suspension.”

He further asked for the approval of NEC to set up a special committee that will look into administrative and operational challenges of ANLCA, saying “our hands are full yet we have limited time. We should be moving at full speed. So there is need to have another NEC in two weeks time.”