MWUN Boss Reiterates Commitment To Promote Gender Equality

The President General, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) Comrade Adewale Adeyanju has assured female members of the Seamen/NIWA Water Transport branch of striking a balance towards promoting gender equality.

 

Adeyanju dropped the hint at the 5th Quadrennial Delegates Conference held in Lagos on Wednesday.

 

 

The President General, apparently disappointed with leaders of the branch and unfair treatment for women, stressed that his second term administration would emphasis on female participation in MWUN activities,  noting that the Seamen NIWA Water Transport branch is not an exception.

 

According to him, the women at branch level were not carried along in union activities but maintained that time has come for females to play strong roles in union activities.

 

He said:”I have observed that the  women in seafarers branch have been sidelined by the men and as I told the district executives, women must constitute 30 percent of their team.

 

“At the national executives we have close to two or three women and I want that to be transcended down to the branch and district and units.

 

“I engaged a female professional seafarers who is our members recently and I disclosed that she is extremely good and I asked her where were you all this while?

 

“We cannot kill our good hands because of gender inequality and that is why I want us to promote women in the union.”

 

He also warned the incoming executives to be prepared to work just like the immediate past branch President did to move the union forward.

 

According to him, the new executives should expect any form of commendation over failure of non performance and lackluster attitude.

 

He urged the new executives to be humble, respectful and level headed adding that the new president to be commitment and dedicated to the rules and regulations of the system.

 

The 5th Quandriennal Branch Delegates Conference however, produced Comrade Sunday Avoseh as President, Seamen NIWA Water Transport Workers Branch of the MWUN.

 

By Roland Ekama