Ohanaeze Partners NAGAFF To Protect Business Interest Of Ndigbo In Lagos

In its quest to identify critical stakeholders in all sectors of the nation’s economy, the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo , Lagos has resolved to partner the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders(NAGAFF) to safeguard, protect and propagate the interest of oriental indigenes and their businesses in Lagos State.

The  Ohanaeze President Chief Solomon Ogbonna disclosed this when executives of the group paid a working visit to NAGAFF headquarters in Lagos.

According to Mazi Okereke Kelvin ,Spokesman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos , the President of Igbo group has a major role to play in ensuring that businesses imbibe the culture of international best practice to trade rules and regulations thus to avoid obvious loss of investment.

“In the President  brief remarks insisted on his resolve to partner with professional bodies such as NAGAFF in its quest to safeguard, protect and propagate the interest of Ndigbo in a cosmopolitan state such as Lagos.

“After exhaustive interaction by both parties it was resolved that a joint technical committee should be established to streamline our level of interventions on international trade and investment, at the entry points of Nigeria and indeed Lagos state in particular.

“It was also resolved that all Igbo businessmen and women will be fully sensitized and mobilized to be committed to the patriotic cause of Ohanaeze in Lagos,” the statement added.

In his welcome speech, the founder of NAGAFF Dr. Boniface Aniebonam expressed his joy on the timely visit of Ohanaeze in view of the very daunting challenges facing international trade at the entry points of the seaports, airports and borders.