Time to Scrap Council For the Regulation of Freight Forwarders? By Asu Beks.
If there was any iota of doubt that the 2007 Act which gave birth to the Council For the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria, CRFFN, ought to have been abrogated last week's judgement by Justice D.E. Osiagor was the final nail on its coffin. The controversial CRFFN Act, No16 was enacted on April 30, 2007.Under the Act,the Council was charged with the responsibility, amongst others, to regulate and control the practice of Freight Forwarders in Nigeria, promote the highest professional standards and competence among members . The passage of the bill and eventual signing into law was however greeted with mixed feelings.
The propriety or other wise of the Council came mostly from the key associations in the sector viz; the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, the ...