MWUN Renews Threats To Shutdown Port Operations Over Slow Pace Of Roads Reconstruction

By Roland Ekama, Lagos

 

 

Apparently dissatisfied with the slow pace of road reconstruction within the port corridors  the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has threatened to review its recently suspended ultimatum given to the government to fix the roads linking the two seaports in Lagos state.

 

The union expressed worries over the slow pace of work on the road, even as it urged the federal government  to call on the contractors to expedite action, hence the group may embark on a total strike very soon.

 

Speaking with journalists in his office, Wednesday, President General of the union,Comrade Adewale Adeyanju said the union had suspended the ultimatum given to the government earlier this year because it thought the roads would have gone past the current stage..

 

The NLC leader lamented that the poor deplorable conditions of the road has hindered the performance of the Presidential taskforce to decongest Apapa gridlock.

 

According to him, the presidential task force on Apapa gridlock headed by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has not performed very well because of the bad state of the roads.

 

He therefore called on the government to advice the contractors and to further order them to speed up the reconstruction work.

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The PG noted that failure on the part of the contract to expedite actions would elicit total close down of port operations.

 

“How will be satisfied with what is going on in the port even on the road?

 

“The question at the back of the mind of everybody I think it has to do with the pace at which the construction work is going in both Apapa and Tincan. It is nothing to write home about.

 

“If you remember vividly, we only suspended our ultimatum and the way things are going now, we will be forced to renew the ultimatum and commence our normal strike.

 

“And that strike is going to be total if care is not taken. So, it is better for the government now to talk to the contractor handling the job to speed up.

 

“How can the federal government task force on Apapa gridlock work when the roads are not good?,he queried.