SHIPS & PORTS’ town hall meeting to mark CRFFN @ 10

Ships & Ports Communication Company in collaboration with the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) will on Tuesday May 16th, hold a town hall meeting to mark the 10th anniversary of the CRFFN.

The meeting themed ‘CRFFN @10: How Far, So Far,’ will hold at the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) Headquarters, Apapa by 10:00am, said Shulammite Olowofoyeku, coordinator of the event in a statement issued at the weekend.

Olowofoyeku said the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi is expected to open the event with a key note address. The meeting she said will discuss the way forward for the CRFFN.

Some of the issues on the front burner include: Performance of CRFFN in 10 years; challenges facing CRFFN’s operation; proposed amendment of CRFFN Act; Constitution of CRFFN Governing Council and financial sustenance of CRFFN among others.

The town hall meeting is expected to be attended by Hameed Ali, the Comptroller General of Customs; Hassan Bello, executive secretary of the NSC; Hadiza Bala Usman, managing director of the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA); Vicky Hastrup, chairman, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) and Dakuku Peterside, the director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

Other expected dignitaries include Olayiwola Shittu, the president, Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA); Boniface Aniebonam, founder, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) and the leadership of other freights forwarding associations.

The town hall meeting will be conducted as a panel discussion with Mike Jukwe, Registrar of CRFFN leading the panel of discussants.