National President, Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents ANLCA, Hon. Iju Tony Nwabunike.

National President of Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents ANLCA, Hon Iju Tony Nwabunike today joined other well-meaning Nigerians to felicitate with Christians, especially maritime stakeholders as they celebrate Christmas to mark the birth of Jesus Christ.

In a message he signed personally, the ANLCA-President specifically extolled the roles and contributions of freight forwarders in building and growing Nigeria’s economy, insisting that freight practitioners are strategic and crucial to the Nigeria Customs Service attaining and sustaining the N1trillion revenue collection mark.

According to him, the celebration of the birth of Jesus remains synonymous with infectious happiness, sharing of gifts and radiation of love and joyful vibes all over, acknowledging that the birth of Jesus Christ, who sojourned on earth for 33 years over 2000 years ago has left indelible marks for humanity on many fronts.

He expressed his earnest desire for all Nigerian custom brokers, freight forwarders, haulage operators and other ancillary service providers in the total logistics chain in the country to embrace the messages embedded in Christ’s birth and lifestyle.

The message reads in part: “I urge all our colleagues and friends to promote love amongst themselves and with other stakeholders in the maritime industry. Where there is love, our capacity to forgive others’ shortcomings even without apologies will expand since love covers multitudes of sins (1 Peter 4:8).

“It is from this promotion of Christ-like love that the virtue of selfless service and helping others without expecting reward can flow ceaselessly.

“Our professional functions touch strongly on collection of government revenue and facilitating trade. We are indeed unsung and strategic partners with government agencies such as Nigeria Customs Service and many others. The attainment and sustaining of over N1trillion revenue collection by the NCS could not have been possible without the cooperation of licenced customs agents and freight forwarders.

“Let’s bear in mind that as we move cargoes, so are we moving the national economy forward while advancing the cause of international trade, supporting productivity and creating sustainable employments.”