Maritime
MWUN Re-Elects Adeyanju As President, Bemoans Insecurity In Nigeria
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MW-UN), has re-elected Comrade Adewale Adeyanju as its President General for the second term.
The union has also called on the Federal Government to rejig the country’s security architecture with a view to curbing the incessant killings of innocent citizens, kidnapping and piracy among other vices before the situation spirals out of control.
Speaking shortly after his re-election last Friday in Lagos, Adeyanju bemoaned the spate of insecurity in the country, saying the nation is gradually drifting towards anarchy.
He called on the Federal Government to commence payment of monthly pension to aged seafarers who were retired as a result of the liquidation of the defunct Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL).
He also called on the Federal Government to find a permanent solution to the gridlock in Apapa Port, saying it is having negative effects on the nation’s economy.
Adeyanju commended the chairman of Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Princess Vicky Haastrup, for supporting the activities of the union and for seeing to the improvement of the welfare of dockworkers.
The MWUN boss listed some of his achievements to include improvement in workers’ welfare, sustenance of peace in Nigerian ports, stoppage of the Ports & Harbours Bill, payment of severance package to tally clerks and onboard security men and signing of a Collective Bargaining Agreement with port terminal operators.
Also speaking, STOAN Chairman, Princess Vicky Haastrup, commended Adeyanju for sustaining peace and industrial harmony in all the ports in the country.
Hasstrup assured that seaport terminal operators under her leadership would always ensure the welfare of dockworkers.
“I am not surprised that you are returning unopposed because under your leadership, we have enjoyed peaceful coexistence between employers and the workers. The Nigerian dockworkers are reformed and it is because of the leadership.
They are no longer violent. It is a thing of joy for me to be called mama dockworker. The Nigerian ports have really evolved.
“The work of dockworkers is very key to port operations. If you don’t have good dockworkers, you cannot have good ports, they are the bedrock of our operation”, she said.