Babatunde Adesokan is the Chief Executive officer of Caprisok Travels and Tour services, a former PRO of NANTA Western Zone and member of the Institute of Management Specialist and he is the current Speaker of House3 Social Club of Ibadan, In this interview with Remi Oladoye , he spoke extensively on what he intends to do differently if elected as Vice President Western Zone of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agency. NANTA. Excerpts:
Lets have an Insight into your background
Babatunde Adesokan born and brought up in Ibadan.i had my primary and secondary education from IDC primary school & Moslem Grammar school both in Ibadan from 1976 and 1988. i studied Mass Communication in Auchi Polytechnic from 1989 and 1993. i worked briefly with cutevine communication in Abuja before proceeding to United kingdom in search of greener pasture. i returned to Nigeria and partnered with a friend to run a travels and tour company (Delly network travels & Holiday Resources Ltd) he served as a principal Partner in the partnership before starting up his personal company – Caprisok Travels and Tour services Ltd in Ibadan. i am an Amadieus certified and a member of Nanta. i have served as PRO in the Western zone of Nanta and belongs to Jaycee international. I am also a fellow of The Institute of Management Specialist and current Speaker of House3 Social Club of Ibadan a non governmental organization with charity mission. I am a team player with broad travel experience, he is married with kids
You are aspiring to lead NANTA , western Zone what informed your decision to take
Thank you, first and foremost as a financial member of this great association with broad experience in the industry I believe am qualified to run for the office of the vice president of the zone. Moreso giving the current situation this zone found itself whereby we have dropped from been the most vibrant zone in NANTA due to lack of competent leadership and I think the best decision any loyal member take is to salvage it from total collapse. For instance as an aviation industry in the last two years of this administration no single agency/ airline forum was organized for the benefits of this zonal members, No single developmental training or workshop was organized , not even a single fam trip to expose members to new destinations to sell as Tour operator.
Now tell me what does a member stands to gain from been part of this association if all these programmes cant be organized by the so called leaders that was voted in for the past two years? So my decision to run for the office of the vice president of this zone is to salvage our association from nose diving and also to empower our members with their deserved benefits as a member.
If elected what will you do differently ?
If elected as the vice president of this association in this zone, I intend bringing all members together as one big family under one umbrella call NANTA. This is paramount given the background of the fact that most members are feeling aggrieved since the last election in 2020 because of the winner take all attitude of the outgoing administration. Also I think members welfare should also been look into, situation whereby most members find it difficult to operate under some stringent conditions from the government agencies will be addressed if voted in especially on tax issues.secondly the issue of fake agencies who defraud members of the public will be seriously tackled because these are the ones spoiling businesses for the genuinely registered agents. Modalities has been drawn on how to engage the state government on how to achieve this. As a professional association it will amazed you that NANTA western zone does not have a single transport or permanent site or secretariat of her own…this is very shameful but with my coming in as VP I believe we will have a self revenue generating secretariat like NUJ and NBA to ourself, it’s very doable. It’s all about leadership zeal and Social relations. Finally Membership skill acquisition is verykey to this incoming administration whereby every member will have the opportunity to attend at least two trainings and workshops in a year in collaboration with airlines and our other partners in business like the GDS. Also destination discovery through fam trip will be for the members to be able to have places to sell
You advise to members
On my advice to our members, first I want to seek for their vote and I want us to understand that NANTA belongs to us all not factional and that there is gain in unity therefore all hands must be on desk to achieve Great things. I will like to implore all members to pay their dues regularly because that’s the only tools we have to fight for our right when the time comes for one. Thank you.
