Ahead of the election of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Tin Can chapter, scheduled for April 10, Chairman Kenneth Obi Okoro, the chief executive officer of Globe Gate West Africa Limited, a firm of freight forwarders, has promised to give the union a dynamic leadership.
The Imo State-born Political Scientist and member of the Institute of Administrators, who is contesting for the chairmanship, said under his stewardship, unfriendly business environment and under-utilisation of the ports would be addressed.
He also said under his watch, NAGAFF would collaborate with relevant agencies to ensure that the ports operated according to the standard set by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
On his chances of winning the election, Okoro, who described himself as a big player in the maritime industry, especially in the freight forwarding business, enthused that majority of the operators, who ultimately would be the voters in the April election, were the ones that saw his qualities and persuaded him to contest.
“Most operators in this chapter, who of course, are the voters, persuaded me to stand for the election, and having assessed their convictions, I decided to come out. Over the years they have known me as a quintessential leader who feels the pain of an average forwarder in his day to day operations,” he said.