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MWUN President: Dockworkers back Adeyanju’s 2nd term ambition

Caption for the picture L-R: Vice Chairman, District 2, Apapa, Comrade Jimi Ade; Chairman, District 3, Tincan, Comrade Wasiu Ola; Chairman, Apapa District 3, Comrade Tunde Balogun; and Chairman, District 1, Apapa, Comrade Bolaji Agboola; all of the Dockworkers branch of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), at the meeting to endorse Comrade Adeyunju’s bid for a second term in office as the president of MWUN….recently

 

As the elections into National executives council of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) draws near, the Committee of District Chairmen, Dockworkers branch of the union has said that they unanimously endorsed the second term ambition of Prince Adewale Adeyanju as the President General of the union.

 

They said this on the heels of the several achievements of the MWUN boss who they noted, has within his four years as president general, transformed dock labour in all Nigerian ports including welfare of workers.

 

The Committee of District Chairmen include; Comrade Bolaji Agbooola of Apapa District 1, Comrade Tunde Balogun, Apapa District 3, Comrade Wasiu Ola, Tincan District 3, Comrade Wole Adetunmobi, Tincan District 2, Comrade Sharafa Oguntoyinbo, Tincan District 1 and Comrade Moses Osagie, Apapa District 2.

 

Speaking to our correspondent at the weekeend in Lagos, ahead of the election,which comes up in March 2021, they said the footprints of the Adeyanju leadership can never be erased from the sand of the maritime industry in Nigeria.

 

The district officials stated that apart from the fact that Comrade Adeyanju has surpassed his campaign promise, he has achieved for the workers what nobody had done before him.

 

While declaring support for the second term bid of Adeyanju, they said he had done so much that nobody would want him replaced.

 

According to them, the present MWUN administration under the headship of Adeyanju has touched the lives of Dockworkers through improved welfare package negotiation with their employers.

 

They added that the peace enjoyed in the ports, especially when MWUN election approaches was a testimony of a good leadership.

 

Referring to the PG as a light in the industry, they maintained that before now, there was no structure for Dockworkers but as a former president of the branch, he used his office to negotiate and get good salary structure for all workers including emoluments.

 

To them, the MWUN boss deserves another term in office to be able to perfect what he started in his first term saying, if another person comes in now, the person could derail his laudable programmes on workers’ welfare.

 

They also expressed elation over the recent insurance scheme put in place for workers so that they can have something to fall back on after retiring from work.

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