Chief Chukwumalu Emeka, the Executive Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANCLA) and a former student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), said he cut campus cultism by almost 70 % during his tenure as the university’s Igwe Unizik.
While an undergraduate at UNIZIK, Emeka witnessed the spread of cultist gangs that had become “a reigning fashion” on campus. When he was appointed Igwe, he proposed an anti‑cult group to the university’s Vice‑Chancellor, Prof. Peter Ejiofor, and coordinated with the Area Commander and the Commissioner of Police in Awka. The joint effort, supported by stipends from the Anambra State Government, aimed to unite students and discourage violence by stressing that “killing a fellow student was like killing a future local government chairman, commissioner, legislator, governor and President of Nigeria.” The campaign reportedly reduced cult activity by roughly 70 % and helped enrol more students in a single, safer environment.
In addition to his anti‑cult work, Emeka has built infrastructure on campus and invited business leaders such as High Chief Dr. Arthur Eze and Dr. Ebuka Onunkwo, founder and CEO of SeaHorse Lubricant Industries Limited, to support the university. He claims to have helped over 150 qualified candidates secure admission and to have continued to assist the institution in various capacities. For these contributions, UNIZIK awarded him a meritorious prize, which he described as a recognition of his “outstanding character and contributions not only to the university, but to Anambra State and Nigeria.”
Shifting to his current role, Emeka explained that ANCLA’s primary duty is to aid the Nigeria Customs Service in generating revenue. “Our job as clearing agents is to ensure that the government doesn’t lose revenue,” he said, noting that the association enforces compliance among agents and facilitates the timely clearance of imported goods.
“Talking is free, but action is not free,” Emeka said. “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
On broader economic issues, Emeka acknowledged that the federal government has saved N15 trillion by removing petroleum subsidies, but added that the benefits of those reforms have not yet reached ordinary Nigerians. He declined to comment on political campaigns, stating that “the choice belongs to the masses.”
<small>Source: The Sun Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
