Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has appointment Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna as the Deputy Organising Secretary (DOS) of the Seamen and NIWA Water Transport Branch.
This is coming barely one week of the district election that saw new executives occupying key positions.
Ikemefuna who is a seasoned journalist of international standard was the former Secretary at District level of the Seafarers branch.
The ex – Champion and currently , Daily Independent columnist will work closely with the secretaries at the branch and national levels respectively.
The newly appointed DOS who spoke with our correspondent in Lagos , reiterated his commitment to work with top officials at the two aforementioned hierarchies .
According to him,” I was running for the chairmanship position in the district elections but as God will have it , I suddenly got two steps ahead of that chairmanship position courtesy the current leadership of MWUN under the President General, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju recently.
“My responsibilities as the DOS entails a lot. The union believe in me with great expectations and with my background and wealth of experience, I will do my best.
“My new appointment is not quite different from what was obtained at the District level but with higher responsibilities where I will be assisting the general secretary, deputy secretary, and my organising secretary. It will basically revolves around correspondences with operational duties.
“My appointment as DOS is not a fluke and I will do my best in ensuring that the union makes progress at all levels.
However, he promised to work closely with the Organising Secretary to further promote the Seafarers branch of the union.
The journalist cum unionist has a strong knack for sport, maritime and security reportage in the pen pushing profession.
