The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) today held elections in five out of the seven chapters that make the Western Zone of the association at the Villa Park Hotels, Festac Town Lagos.
While elections were held for Apapa, Seme Border, Ports and Terminals Multiservices Limited (PTML), Kirikiri Lighter Terminal (KLT) and Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) chapters, it however did not hold Tincan Island and Lillypond chapters.
Announcing the result of the election which ran concurrently with accreditation of voters, the Association Electoral Committee (ASECO) Chairman, Alhaji Abdulazeez Babatunde Mukaila declared that Nze Aloysius Igwe of the MMIA was returned unopposed with a total of 106 out of 116 votes cast as the Chairman of ANLCA Airport chapter.
Other MMIA officials elected according to Mukaila includes; Ogunwande Sunday of the Sontop Trust Nigeria Limited as the Assistant Secretary with a total of 92 votes out of 116 votes cast, Basil Agbara of the BasseyDuke Nigeria Limited who was elected as the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Abdulazeez Afolabi of Cargo Zeal Technologies Nigeria Limited as the Treasurer and Sylvester Iyamu of the Airwater Cargo Limited who emerged as the Secretary with a total of 100 out 116 votes.
Meanwhile, Obanla Adele of Allizzy Cargo Nigeria Limited polled a total of 79 votes to beat his closest rival, Oladele Saheed of Romok Ventures Nigeria Limited who garnered 30 votes to emerge the Financial Secretary of MMIA while Bangbala Adewusi of Ashof Nigeria Limited garnered a total of 86 votes to beat Bola Ashiru Balogun of Sofotopy Nigeria Limited who polled 26 votes to clinch the post of Vice-Chairman of the Chapter.
In a keenly contested election, Bisiriyu Lasis Fanu of the NYBO Limited polled a total of 41 votes out of the 74 votes cast to beat his opponent Onyekachi Ojimma of Rasika Nigeria Limitedwith a total 33 votes to emerge the Chairman of Seme Border Chapter while Kabiru Abdullahi of Ambrussa Nigeria Limited was returned with a total of 32 votes as the Vice-Chairman.
While Abioye Toyin Wasiu of the Wasty Nigeria Limited polled a total of 41 votes to beat Okey Charles of CIO Agency Limited who garnered 32 votes to emerge the Trerasurer, Okunola Taiwo of Muskeem Nigeria Limited won Mrs. Romaine Stella of the Amotex and Sons Nigeria Limited with a total of 47 votes to 25 votes to emerge as the Financial Secretary.
Furthermore, Elder Samuel Oluwole Obe of T&K Enterprises Worldwide Limited polled a total of 65 votes to beat Oyebola Sunday Francis of Francis Ramsy Associates investment Limited with a total of 2 votes to emerge as the Chairman of the PTML chapter.
Others are: Ademola Omoniyi of the Bulkray limited who polled a total of 61 votes to emerge as the Financial Secretary, Babatunde Adekoya of the Benmoore Voga Nigeria Limited who polled a total of 64 votes to emerge as the Secretary, Akintomide Fredrick of the Fred intermodal services Limited who polled a total of 64 votes to emerge as the Treasurer and Chief Donatus Agbim of the Fegasius Nigeria Limited who polled a total of 62 votes to emerge as the Assistant Secretary of the PTML chapter of ANLCA.
Comrade Goddy Sholeji Shewa of Oman Nigeria Limited garnered the whole of the seven votes cast from the voters from the KLT chapter to emerge as the Treasurer of the chapter in the only election conducted for the chapter.
In Apapa Chapter, Mr. Olumide Fakanlu was re-elected unopposed with a total of 47 votes while his Vice Chairman, Chief Dom Onyeka was re-elected with a total of 43 votes
In the same vein, Obiejesi Frank of the Big 4 Agency Limited was returned with a total of 43 votes as the Secretary while Awonuga Olatunde of the Heroplus International Limited garnered 44 votes to emerge as the Financial Secretary.
Others are; Hajia Bola Muse of Bomarah Investment Limited with a total of 43 votes as the Treasurer, Emeka Chukwumalu of Noble K International Limited was returned as the Public Relations Officers (PRO) with a total of 41 votes, and Emmanuel Okoli of Heroport Trade Limited was returned as the Assistant Secretary.
Speaking on the sideline of the elections, the ASECO Chairman, Alhaji Babatunde Mukaila described the elections as peaceful adding that his committee was able to overcome challenges before it by remaining focused and steadfast.
“We were very honest to ourselves and that is why you see there was no rancor here because if you have been part of our electoral process, you will agree with me that up till the culmination of today, there was no rancor in the town, no fighting in town, there was no rowdiness and we achieved it because we were very transparent.
“The process was open and all those that were stopped, they were given reasons and those reasons were factual, documentary and they have no reason than to agree and accept the facts. I want to say that we were able to go this far because everything was done according to the book. The challenges were there but because we refused to be distracted, so we were able to surmount all the challenges in this process”, he said.
On why elections were not conducted in some of the positions in chapters where elections were conducted earlier in the day especially in KLT where election was conducted for only one position leaving the others, the ASECO Chairman explained that they conducted elections into the positions where contestants purchased nomination form and contested for adding that the commission cannot go and force people to come and buy form in order to have all the positions contested for rather, it has to make do with what was on ground.
On the eastern zone and Tincan Island chapters’ election, he has this to say,” We are going to wait for sometime because the eastern zone elections were conducted just last year and they will be in office for three years. Tincan Island chapter will not elapse until around 18th of July, 2016 and you know our elections is based on ANLCA election, there shouldn’t be any electoral campaign or activity until 90 days to the expiration of the tenure of the incumbent. So, Tincan is waiting”.
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