Maritime Workers Union Mobilizes for Nationwide Strike in Compliance with NLC Directive
By DAPO OLAWUNI
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has announced its full compliance with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) directive to mobilize for an indefinite nationwide strike.
The decision follows an Emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the NLC held on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, in response to what the Congress describes as a “persistent orchestrated attack” on the labor movement by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
In a statement on Wednesday, signed by the Deputy Secretary General of MWUN, Comrade Oniha Erazua, the union conveyed its commitment to the NLC’s directive, urging its members across all ports, jetties, terminals, and Oil and Gas Platforms to prepare for immediate action.
“As an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), we are in compliance and have consequently directed all our members… to commence the mobilization of our members to effectively ensure their participation in the nationwide indefinite strike and be on red alert,” the statement reads.
The strike, set to begin at midnight, is a protest against the NPF’s investigation into the NLC leadership, including charges of terrorism financing, cybercrime, subversion, criminal conspiracy, and treasonable felony, which the NLC has condemned as “clearly unfounded and politically motivated.”
MWUN’s leadership emphasized the urgency and importance of the strike, calling on all members to unite in solidarity with the NLC and the broader Nigerian working class. “This decision is due to the clearly unfounded and politically motivated police investigation… labelled against the Congress President and the Nigeria working class,” Comrade Erazua stated.
As the deadline for the strike approaches, MWUN has instructed its members to remain vigilant and fully prepared to participate in the industrial action, which is expected to significantly impact the maritime sector and related industries nationwide.
The strike represents a critical moment for labor unions in Nigeria as they confront what they see as a direct challenge to their leadership and the rights of workers across the country.
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The real owners of these containers where been given hash conditions and never allowed to facilitate the due process to recover their containers
These containers are been acquired in the Nigerian ways or back doors.
It is a situation of legality to cover illegality.
Auctions are been given to Nigerian elite on the grand of whom you know or influence.
Painful enough the process is done by serving officers ,whom are to serve the public.
Once the auction papers issued the current consignee is backed up by court order ,but the process that lead to these has never been question by any authority.
The general public that have been notified to come up for their consignment have been distracted by these officers and now they make use of these applications to identify consignment available and issue with in themselves.
So many importers whom have paid custom duties before the exercise where denied the opportunities for fair hearing /diue process.
It was on papers ,those whom have infraction ,,paid customs duties before
and later includes those whom have not paid should come and make payments and come for clearance.
These was the information from ministry of finance and customs on national papers .It has turn otherwise.
It now been given to thier non – consignee s and the elites.
It now whom you know.The real owners have been sideline with hash internal policies and their consignment been exchange for favorite colleague and the elites.