Alleged appointment of Mukaila as ANLCA ‘Sole administrator’ can’t stand, disregard it, says Customs Consultative Committee
..Vows to implement July 19 peace accord resolutions
As one of the parties to the CCC/ANLCA July 19, 2023 Peace Accord held in Abuja, says that it has appointed former National Secretary of the Association of Nigerian Licensed 
Agents (ANLCA) , Alhaji Bbatunde Mukaila as the ‘Sole administrator’ of the crisis ridden association, the Customs Consultative Committee (CCC) which midwifed the current ANLCA peace process, has vowed to adhere strictly to the agreements which all the parties agreed to willingly.
CCC in a communiqué released at the end of a zoom meeting it held on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 and signed by the Chairman, Aare Hakeem Olanrewaju, also stated that the alleged appointment of Alhaji Mukaila “is alien to the agreement reached by the parties and therefore cannot stand and will not be allowed to stand.”
This meeting further resolved as follows:
“That CCC shall adhere strictly to the tenets of the 19th July, 2023 Peace Accord Resolutions as was signed and circulated, and thus abides by the principle of mutual rules of engagement. Consequently, CCC is urging all concerned to also adhere strictly to all agreements.
“The Committee resolutely opposes in strong terms and vows never to support any act or antics from any quarters inconsistent with or alien to the Peace Accord Resolutions of the 19th July 2023.
“To this end, the appointment of an Administrator, either interim or otherwise is alien to the ANLCA supreme constitution and the peace accord. It is therefore cannot stand and will not be allowed to stand.
“The Committee reviewed the two contentious issues in the constitution (the adoption of an ‘AGM’ or ‘AGM’ mode of election) which the two political camps are hinging on. CCC observed technical flaws associated with either of the model, however resolved to uphold that which is a near compliance to ANLCA constitution under the prevailing circumstances.
“In this instance, Committee also observed that in consistent with the constitutional provisions and procedures that only the NEC as being constitutionally composited and presided over by the National President has the power to swear-in members falling under the category of NECOM.
“Against this backdrop, the Committee in its wisdom recongnises the phrase ‘Sworn-in’ (as an oath of allegiance) to mean that, an elected or appointed officers are duly sworn-in by an elected National President as noted in Section 7 of the Constitution 2013, under the subtitle; Powers Of The National President. For emphasis sake, section 7 (1)(g & k): which states inter alia, that:
7(1g) “The president to appoint and inaugurate members of special, standing and adhoc committees or other officers where and when necessary.”
7(1k) “Swear-in members of the chapter executive officers, appointees and other officers, other than the elected National Executive Committee (those usually sworn-in by the organisation’s lawyer).
“Therefore in strict adherence to the ANLCA supreme constitution 2013 as was agreed, the Committee hereby pledges its full support to ASECO and urges ASECO to go on with constituted and sworn-in NEC mode of election, which includes the- National President, National Vice President, National Secretary, National Assistant Secretary, National Treasurer, National Financial Secretary and National Publicity Secretary; The Zonal Coordinator and Secretary West, The Zonal Coordinator and Secretary East, Members of the Board of Trustees; Members of ASECO, Chapter Executives (Chairman, Secretary, Financial Secretary and Treasure).”
The said that in the communique that going forward, it has the moral obligation to ensure the full implementation of the peace accord, it also take into cognizance the fact that, the path to peaceful reconciliation is a process, “We have already started this process and would achieve the desired goal at the end.”
It added: “The Committee is obligated to urge the present members of the ANLCA BOT to support the ASECO to achieve on its mandate and to respect the Peace Accord resolution of 19th July, 2023. While pleading with the BOT to give peace a chance, it is important to reaffirm here that the Committee too shall not shy away from the sole responsibilities of implementing the peace accord resolutions to its logical ends, which is to ensure that the ASECO conducts and deliver a transparent, credible, free and fair election on or before ending of August 41st, 2023.”