NPA Workers Ex-president, Comrade Leke Sanni is Dead

The immediate past President of Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) Workers Branch of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Leke Sanni has died on Sunday in Lagos.

President General of MWUN, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju who confirmed the death said that Comrade Sanni was on his way back home from church service when the ugly incident happened.

Members of the union have equally expressed shock at the sudden demise of their revered President who as at last week Wednesday was bubbling during the elections of the Seamen Branch of the union in Lagos.

Comrade Adeyanju said “He was with us on Thursday and he attended the stakeholders’ security meeting organized by NPA at KLT. There was no complaint of any ailment from him,”

He described the death of Comrade Sanni as unfortunate and a great loss to the labour union.

According to him, Comrade Sanni was a ‘unionist to the core’ who contributed greatly to the success of the union.

“Sanni is very dear to me. He is a unionist to the core, a great man that carried out his assignment with diligence. He is one of the best advisers I have in the union. I will personally miss him because we have been together for more than 20 years”

The MWUN boss said Adeleke slumped and died after he made a cash withdrawal from an ATM while on his way to Church in Lagos on Sunday.

“The wife confirmed to me that they were on their way to the church and he wanted to pick money from the ATM but on his way back to the car, he just slumped and before they could get to the hospital he gave up the ghost,” Adeyanju said.

Adeleke, was until his death, the special adviser on labour matters to the MWUN boss.