Group to Ensure Equity in Logistics, Supply Chain Industry

The Maritime Advocacy and Action Group (MAAG), has declared it move to ensure fairness and equity for all stakeholders in the Logistics and Supply chain Industry.
 
Alhassan Dantata, national coordinator of MAGG, made this known while hosting a delegation of the Save Nigeria Freight Forwarding Importers and Exporters Coalition (SNFFIEC) at the MAAG Secretariat.
 
The MAAG National Coordinator said the era whereby hardworking operators in the industry go home hungry is over and that the group will do everything within the law to protect the interest of members, and them a sense of belonging by enforcing the rule of law.
 
Dantata, said that, in line with the Motto of MAAG, “NIGERIA FIRST!” the interest of Nigeria comes first in everything and that the group is all out to complement the Transformation Agenda of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration.  
 
He urged practitioners in the industry to be prepared  for the expected overhaul in the industry especially with the new status of the Nigeria Shipper’s Council as the financial regulator of the ports, and advised  members of the Save Nigeria Coalition to brace up for the challenges ahead.
 
Dantata advised them to see themselves as members of the one family of MAAG and that unity of purpose should be their watchword.  
 
He said MAAG which is an umbrella body of twelve major Associations and Organizations in the industry has the mandate of those in authority to stamp out corruption and any wrongdoings from the system.
 
Speaking earlier, Dr. Osita Chukwu, national coordinator of the Save Nigeria Freight Forwarding Importers and Exporters Coalition (SNFFIEC), had commended the National Coordinator of MAAG, Alhassan Dantata for the way he has been piloting the affairs of the group.
 
Dr. Chukwu said the Coordinator’s Philosophy and leadership style are in tandem with that of his Coalition and that these have restored hope in the industry.
 
The SNFFIEC Coordinator said their visit is to show appreciation to the MAAG National   Coordinator, and also to assure him that the Save Nigeria Group members   are solidly behind him.                                                              
 
He implored the MAAG National Coordinator to use his good office to cleanse the Logistics and Supply Chain of the wrongdoings   in the sector.
 
Chukwu stressed the importance  of  educative programmes for practitioners to enhance their knowledge and boost their level of awareness about the industry, and according to him, through this, they will become useful to themselves and the country.
 
The visit also witnessed the exchange of flags by the two leaders