ASECO Disowns Western Zones Chairmen,Insists No Election Conducted

By Roland Ekama,Lagos

The electoral body of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has alerted the public that it has not conducted elections into the executive chairmen positions of the Western zones.

This was made know by the chairman of the Association’s Electoral Commission (ASECO), Barr. Raymond Onyimba, in a statement sighted by our correspondent on Monday.

ASECO said “This is to inform members of the public and particularly licensed members of our Association that ASECO under my leadership have not conducted elections of Western zone.

“For further clarification election in all chapters of Western Zone is still pending.

According to him, the elections were suspended due to security reasons even as he maintained that new date and venue would be communicated to the members of the association after consultation with stakeholders.

In his words, “The conduct of Election in these five (5) chapters was suspended due to security concern. A new date and venue will be announced after consultation with relevant stakeholders.

“May all take notice that all positions and offices still remain vacant as nobody include any office in our Association can confer any title or position to anybody order than my honourable self and my committee announcing same after conduct of credible Election.

“Our Association is a creation of Law and will not accomodate any lawless behavior from anybody or group.

“It became imperative to clarify this lacuna because some group of persons unknown to ASECO have been going about with titles or being addressed as Chapter Chairman in areas where elections are pending . This situation is notorious because it is known by all.

“May I use this opportunity to warn those in habit of addressing these men and women as chapter chairman because elections have not be conducted in aforementioned areas.

“Nobody no matter how placed can usurp our constitutional responsibility,” he stated.