NAGAFF Founder, Aniebonam Launches ‘Trade War Committee’ to Fight Port Corruption, Extortion
Founder of NAGAFF, Dr Boniface Okechukwu Aniebonam
The Founder of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, has constituted a 16-member Trade War Committee to confront escalating malpractices at Nigerian ports.
Addressing a press conference at the association’s Lagos headquarters on Friday, Aniebonam described the committee as an enforcement body, distinct from NAGAFF’s existing 100 percent compliance team.
“The Committee is mandated to undertake strategic trade advocacy, operational monitoring, policy intelligence gathering, and institutional engagement aimed at addressing systemic inefficiencies and exploitative practices affecting port users and logistics operators across Nigeria’s international trade ecosystem,” he said.
Aniebonam warned that the current level of exploitation at the ports undermines President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, adding that some presidential appointees within the maritime sector appeared to be falling short of the administration’s reform objectives amid allegations of corruption, regulatory capture, and weak institutional accountability.
The committee, domiciled in the Office of the NAGAFF Founder, will function as an independent oversight and advisory platform. It is tasked with supplying the Presidency with field intelligence, empirical evidence, and firsthand operational reports from Nigerian ports unfiltered and backed by verifiable documentation, to support policy decisions, regulatory reforms, and strategic appointments in maritime governance.
Members of the NAGAFF Trade War Committee according to the Founder includes; Dr. Increase Uche — Chairman
Chief Patrick Ogbo — Research & Trade Intelligence
Dr. Arthur Igwilo — Secretary
Dr. Fred Adjuzié — Operations & Strategic Coordination
Dr. Clement Iwebguna — Media & Public Communication
Dr. Segun Musa — Special Duties
Ikechukwu Iwebguna — Information Technology
Kelvin Mbachu — Information Technology
Miss Hilda Ometere — Special Duties
Barr. Brian Onyiuike — Legal Affairs
Barr. Peter Ofikwu — Legal Affairs
Barr. Ola Rotimi — Legal Affairs
Barr. Lawrence Ezeudu — Legal Affairs
Barr. Okwudili Alagbu — Legal Affairs
Prof. Iyiola Oni — Consulting & Strategic Advisory
Mr. Kingsley Anaroke — Media Consultant
Dr Aniebonam called on regulatory agencies and stakeholders to cooperate with the initiative, describing it as a collective effort to sanitise Nigeria’s port environment and protect the interests of legitimate traders.
