Aniebonam mocks ANLCA — asks them to stop attacking NAGAFF if they want peace.

Peter Olaniyi |

The Founder, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, has warned the leadership of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) to desist from attacking NAGAFF if they ever wanted peace in the association.

In a veiled mocking of the association over its intractable crisis, Aniebonam claimed that it was as a result of the attack on NAGAFF that ANLCA is presently in turmoil, adding that they need to apologise for the unwarranted attacks on NAGAFF before peace could be restored to ANLCA.

He however called for prayers on behalf ANLCA over the lingering crisis in the association.

Aniebonam, while addressing journalists yesterday at the association secretariat, stated that there is urgent need to pray for the sister association (ANLCA) while calling on the leaders of the ANLCA to help resolve the lingering crisis in the association.

The NAGAFF Founder also warned the association to desist from fighting NAGAFF, as this could be the reason for the unending crisis in the association, while calling on ANLCA to apologise to NAGAFF for the years of attack on NAGAFF.

He also admonished the current President of the association Hon. Tony Iju Nwabunike to listen to the immediate past President of the association, Prince Olayiwola Shittu, stating that the association needs leaders who will think for the association.

Aniebonam however called for synergy between the two associations to work together as a team in resolving the various challenges confronting freight Forwarders in the country.

According to him “Our sister association should embrace peace and stop fighting, let them put their house in order to support NAGAFF.

“ANLCA must watch it, they must stop fighting NAGAFF, NAGAFF is founded by God, and you cannot fight it, if they keep fighting NAGAFF they will land in trouble, so ANLCA needs to apologies to NAGAFF;

“What is happening in ANLCA cannot happen in NAGAFF and the reason is because nobody is thinking for ANLCA and that’s why they are in shambles.

“ANLCA must listen to Prince Olayiwola Shittu, Tony Iju must listen to Shittu, because during his time Shittu told ANLCA members not to fight NAGAFF and he even led a delegation to NAGAFF headquarters”

“How will you think the port will be if NAGAFF and ANLCA combine efforts, ANLCA needs to be put in prayers, something is wrong”

” What is happening in ANLCA cannot happen in NAGAFF, because there is a structure, why is it difficult for the elders to call the association to order” he questioned.

It could be recalled that ANLCA has been embroiled in crisis over the years which culminated in a violent attack yesterday on its National Secretariat by suspected hoodlums.