Chief (Hon.) Emeka Chukwumalu (Akwudoleze) has been issued certificate of return and inaugurated as the Chairman, Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Apapa chapter.
Akwudoleze
was issued the certificate of return along with other newly elected Chairmen in the Western Zone of the association yesterday, Thursday.
The inauguration of Chukwumalu followed resolution of the crisis surrounding the Apapa elections which were initially declared inconclusive.
The issuance of certificates of returns and inauguration were sequel to a peaceful resolution of the fallout of the elections conducted recently at the Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos recently.
Feelers from the association hinted that ANLCA leadership resolved the election debacle as it held that the association should not allow crises over election matters to cause division within it any longer.
The ANLCA Board of Trustees (BOT) Chairman, Alhaji Taiwo Mustapha, presided over the inauguration and issuance of certificates at the National Secretariat of the association in Lagos.
Into his speech at the inauguration, ANLCA National President, Sir Kingsley Emenike Nwokeoji, maintained that peace and progress has returned to ANLCA, and that gone are the days of rancour when there were various camps and caucuses.
The ANLCA President pointed out that the recent elections have further strengthened and united members of the association.
Two other chapters also got their certificates of returns and got inaugurated. The Tin Can Island Port chapter Chairman, Prince Olawale Cole and his elected executives got their certificates of returns, as well as KLT Chairman, Ahmed Olajide Bello.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by the former National President of the association, Prince Olayiwola Shittu JP, the Chairman of Customs Consultative Council (CCC), Aare Hakeem Olanrewaju, BOT members, NECOM members, among other dignitaries.