AREFFN: CRFFN makes u-turn, asks Ukor to conduct election

Lagos

The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) has recanted its former position on the crisis rocking the Association of Registered Freight Forwarders Nigeria (AREFFN) where it recognized the Dr. Frank Ukor led executive as the authentic leadership of the association as against the one led by the Interim National President, Alhaji Bala Lawan Daura.
CRFFN had earlier in a letter dated 11th January, 2018 with reference CRFFN/AREFFN/RG/014 given credence to the Frank Ukor led executive which got extension of its tenure by six months from the National Executive Council (NEC) of the association following the expiration of its tenure on the 11th August, 2017 as against the appointment of an interim National Executive led by Alhaji Bala Lawan Daura by members of the association’s Board of Trustee (BoT), a development which did not go down well with members of the BoT leading to series of letters and media onslaught against CRFFN and its Registrar, Sir Mike Jukwe.
But in a letter dated 31st January, 2018 and signed by the Registrar of CRFFN, Sir Mike Jukwe he advised Dr. Frank Ukor and members of the BoT not to do anything that would amount to professional misconduct and bring undue publicity to the freight forwarding subsector urging Dr. Ukor to organize election for the association “soonest” under the Council’s watch to democratically elect their leaders.
While calling for an amicable resolution of the crisis rocking the association devoid of litigation, undue publicity and complaints to the security agents, Jukwe however assured both parties of the availability of the Council to mediate in the crisis adding that the current letter supersedes the earlier one dated 11th January, 2018 with reference CRFFN/AREFFN/RG/014.
The letter reads, ”We refer to your letter referenced AREFFN/CRFFN/18/001 dated 9th January, 2018 on the above subject matter, which we replied vide a letter referenced CRFFN/AREFFN/RG/014 dated 11th January, 2018.

 

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