By Joy Enamuna
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders has appealed to the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, to intervene in the non-release of eight buses allocated to its academy.
The association’s founder, Dr Boniface Aniebonam, made the appeal in a statement, expressing concern that NAGAFF had completed payment and other required processes for the vehicles but could not locate them at the ports.
Aniebonam said the association initially applied for 41 vehicles for use by its various formations across the country but was eventually allocated eight buses.
According to him, NAGAFF accepted the allocation, made the necessary payments and proceeded to the ports for clearance, only to discover that none of the eight vehicles could be physically located.
He said, “We applied for 41 vehicles, cutting across chapters, Kebbi, Sokoto and all others. We were given eight. That eight, we paid, we processed, we got to the port, but we could not get to see even one physically.”
The NAGAFF founder said the development had left the association in a difficult situation, with its funds tied up in vehicles it had yet to take possession of.
He explained that the buses were intended for the NAGAFF Academy and would be used to transport students and lecturers, as well as support training programmes and other logistics, stressing that they were not for the personal use of association officials.
Aniebonam appealed to Adeniyi to personally investigate the circumstances surrounding the missing vehicles and facilitate their release, saying stronger support for the academy would help train young freight forwarders and complement ongoing reforms in the Nigeria Customs Service.
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