The Registrar of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), Barr. Samuel Nwakohu has reiterated the resolve of his regime to run an all-encompassing administration, as he promised to make himself and his team accessible to all stakeholders for efficient delivery of the mandate of the Council.
Nwakohu gave the assurance yesterday in his office at the Council’s Headquarters in Marina, Lagos when he received in audience a group of Concerned Freight Forwarders from Western Zone who had in a release threatened to shut down the ports for issues militating against timely cargo clearance in the ports leading to exorbitant payment of demurrage.
The CRFFN Chief Executive stated that his administration is poised to opening up of multiple channels of communication to enable quick response to issues affecting the industry.
He expressed appreciation to the group for honoring the invitation and resolved to make the appropriate representation on the issue to appropriate quarter with a view of finding a lasting solution.
He therefore directed the group to stay action on the proposed strike and give the Council 14 working days to address the issues and revert to them.
The Registrar further enjoined that henceforth, all aggrieved freight forwarders should not contemplate strike action or acts that could affect the economy adversely without recourse to the Council as a regulatory agency.
He said the Council was established to serve and protect the interest of freight forwarding practitioners and called for their support and co-operation in order to re-position the sub-sector.
Earlier in his speech on behalf of the group, Mr. Ndubisi Uzoegbu outlined their grievances ranging from multiple Customs checkpoints, bad road network leading to high cost of transportation, high cost of demurrage making the 24 hours cargo clearance a mirage.
They lamented that the recent deployment of a special team from Abuja to inspect 3rd party cargo at the ports is most worrisome as it has led to excessive delays in cargo clearance.
The group therefore expressed profound gratitude to the Council for the assurance and timely intervention and looked forward to a positive outcome.
Also from the group were, Mr. Emmanuel Ezisi, Ubaka John, Dom Onyeka among others.
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