Folarin Kehinde

The President, Nigeria Association of Auctioneers, Alhaji Aliyu Kiliya has re-echoed the need to reorganised the Auctioneering sector and it’s importance to national economy growth.

Kiliya bore his minds on issues affecting the sector and stressed that only the association of Auctioneers can train and educate the public on the best practices which are accepted world-wide.

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Question. Sir, for the purpose of readers who are knowing for the first time introduce yourself.

Answer. Thank you very much , my name is Alhaji Aliyu Kiliya, the President of Nigeria Association of Auctioneers, am from Zamfara state of Nigeria.

Question, How did you venture in the auctioneering business?

Answer. It dated many years back ,I have been in the business for over forty years, after my retirement from public office from Sokoto state, that is after working in North Western state of Nigeria , as secretary of Board of Survey, I venture into the business, which I was elected the Zamfara state chairman of the body, I later became the zonal chairman of North West, which I did two terms and eventually I was elected the National President, I have done my first term, am going on the second term now.

Question. How is this sector important to national building?

Answer. Thank you very much . You know work is mainly to sell properties out to the public . The National Association of Auctioneers have in the past ,raised money to sponsor 2017,2018, and 2019 budgets. This was made possible after I wrote to then president that we should be permitted to sell some national assets to raise money which we did. So,coming back to your question, if Mr president can allow us to do so, we can raise money through sales for the country and raise money to implement the budget, the won’t be any need to borrow money for that.

Question: Sir,I can see many of your members running up and down about training of the members by another institution?

Answer. It’s s very funny how we play in this country. We are taking about a sensitive organisation which deals with important materials and properties guided by law,operate by given standard rules and regulations ,then someone or a group of persons will come in the name of institution to train people?

The truth is ,only experienced members of Nigeria Association of Auctioneers led by myself as the president have the right to train the public on best practices of the association .I advise the public, not to be misled by anyone to fall in trouble through short change information by any institution who is soliciting or calling people to come for training.

Question. As the president what is the way forward sir?

Answer . The way forward is for the current administration of president Tinubu to partner with us to increase the revenue for the government. These are things I have done for previous administrations and am ready with my team to do. One thing about the business of Auctioneering is that ,most of the government officials don’t know what belong to government even after the privatisation.

For example, the managing director of Alcon once came to my office to appreciate me for putting him through and the money he made through the association. I also educated most government agencies that core assets remains government properties not buyers and money is made here too.

Question. What are some of your achievements?

Sir The achievements are a lot ,but I will mention a little , I personally stopped buyers from taken away core assets of public companies away, I also approached Bayero university Kano to have the public and our members be informed on public Auctioneering education in Hausa,Igbo,Yoruba and English, I was asked to bring the curriculum, we also have a bill at national assembly to regulate our practice, I recovered some government properties taken away by members of the public after government privatised some companies, I printed original registration forms for our members to stop forge members and impersonation, etc.

Question Aside the auctioning, what other things do you do sir?

Answer. I do many things,am a farmer ,business man and consultant. Am a consultant with the bank of industries, also an agent with the Asset management debt recovery,,Auctioneering consultant with the Transmission company of Nigeria, consultant with AG mortgage bank, retained Auctioners with cooperate affairs commission,,registered Auctioneers with NNPC,,Unity bank plc, and various public institutions ..

Question. Sir. With all these many years of practice and leading the sector from local to regional and national level, do you think you still what to offer ?
Answer. Yes!
Question. Like what ?
Answer. Nobody is tired of serving his father land ,especially if you love it. The sector is part of me and I have contributed all to make it grow to this level , though I have reached where I want it to be, my plan is to stabilise it to level of no misbehave by members, through quality education, practice the business with the laws governing it, working as a team and in unity, discipline of members, and above respecting the constitution of the body,so that nobody can wake up one day to come deceive our members and Nigerians .

We also partner with EFCC, ICPC,Police,judiciary and other sectors in the country to operate our business, therefore we need to be always on the right track backed by law.