Port Viral Video : Dockworkers Pilfering Of Tyres Unconnected To Nigeria……..Ohize

By Roland Ekama, Lagos

 

 

The President , dockworkers branch of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Ibrahim Ohize has insisted that the viral video on social media depicting dockers removing tyres from imported cars has no link to Nigeria.

 

Recall that the President General of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju had issued a fourteen day ultimatum to the dockworkers leadership  of the union to fish out wharf rats  from the seaports.

 

Adeyanju had expressed dissatisfaction on how the name of the union was been dragged in the mud with recent reports of pilfering in the ports.

 

However at a recent meeting with the dockworkers, the President General issued another warning to the dockworkers owing to a viral video showing where some dock workers at the port were changing tyres of new cars to sell.

 

According to him “This is another warning to you, there is a video I received showing where some dock workers are changing tyres of some new cars.

 

“And I have asked the dock workers President to identify those involved, because many of you do not know the implication of this, what some of these people go through before they bring in those cars or goods.

 

” If you now begin to remove or steal part of their goods it just mean that you want God to remove of your progress as well ”,he said

 

However in response to the viral video the President of the branch said after critically examining the video he found out that the persons in the video are not members of the Nigeria dockworkers.

 

Ohize added that Maerskline and CMA CGM containers do not exist in Tin Can Island port and that the apron worn by the port rats in the video does not belong to Nigerians,

 

The branch President said all dock workers wear apron with their name as tags on it, saying  that no member of the Nigerian dock worker is a thief.

 

Ohize said much has been done for the dock workers and no dock worker of today will involve in such because they are bigger than that.

 

“The erstwhile President that is the present President General had cleansed the port of such attitude before the coming into office of the present administration, and with all of the benefits that dock workers now enjoy, I don’t think any of the dock workers will engage in such an attitude.

 

“Before now the dockworkers don’t have gratuity but today they have that, before now no dockworker was on pension but today you brought that, and even the salary of dock workers has increased and also to be review every two years, with all these benefits I don’t think any of the dock workers will engage in such an attitude” he said.