By Fredrick Wright
The freight forwarders under the auspice of Congregation of Registered Freight Forwarding Practitioners of Nigeria, (CREFFPON), have raised the alarm over some clandestine moves aimed at perpetuating the 6:6:1:1:1 sharing formula arrangement of the accredited associations in the forthcoming election of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN).
The group, in a statement signed by Desk Officer, CREFFPON, Comrade Edwin Chukwudire Obi, and made available to SlyeNews, said the sharing formula was introduced in 2018 and had since been instrumental to the failure of CRFFN over the years.
It alleged that the purported emergency visit today to the CRFFN Registrar at his Lagos office was meant to convey two resolutions reached by the accredited associations.
“The delegates are to foremostly remind the Registrar of a certain existing document in the realm of 6:6:1:1:1 position and income sharing agreements entered into by the accredited associations two years ago.
“Secondly, the delegates are to convey its joint resolutions with regards to upholding the selected election procedures via a sharing formula of 6:6:1:1:1 introduced in 2018.
“Thirdly, the registrar is to serve as a channel for onward transmission of same to the Honorable Minister of Transportation through the ministry’s permanent secretary,” it stated.
CREFFPON said: “It is important to remind the registrar that adoption of this selection pattern – (election sharing formula of 6:6:1:1:1) by his predecessor, made his tenure to be rated as monumental failure,”
It therefore advised the registrar to put into consideration its professional background first in any arms-twisting arrangements or permutations.
The registrar is further urged to maintain an unbiased umpire and respect the free and open contest position of the minister.
“It is most regrettable to observe that while it is easier and most convenient for the accredited associations to unite themselves for election purposes, the same can not be said, where it matters most for them to unite towards tackling the multifarious challenges bedeviling the freight forwarding profession and practitioners alike,” it stated.
