AAAN reschedules AGM/Congress

The Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria has rescheduled its 46th AGM/Congress that was scheduled to hold between July 11-13 in Asaba, Delta State.

The decision to reschedule the programme was reached, following a near-plane crash experienced by members of the association travelling to Asaba. The flight, operated by Air Peace Airlines, had on board, over 40 members of the Association, including industry leaders, when it took off from Lagos on Thursday, but could not land at the Asaba Airport due to the weather and other logistic issues, compelling a return to Lagos. The airline subsequently cancelled flight operations to Asaba on Thursday.

AAAN President, Ikechi Odigbo, stated that more than half of the expected delegates were on the flight, adding that the postponement of the AGM/Congress was unavoidable because the Association’s Constitution stipulates that two-thirds of members must be present for an AGM to hold. In addition, he said members were traumatised by their experience and a new date and venue would be communicated.