LAGOS BIG BOY, SHERFEX ENDORSED ADEYANJU AS MARINETIME PRESIDENT GENERAL
The unit chairman of dockworkers in sea-port, Apapa, Alhaji Sharafa Oguntoyinbo popularly called Sherfex has endorsed Alhaji Adewale Adeyanju as the next president general of Marinetime Union of Nigeria which combined Marinetime, Dockworkers, Nigeria Port Authority(NPA) and Shipping Companies to make the union. Sherfex who speak to our correspondent in his Ilasa office, Oshodi-Apapa express Way, said the eason he desired to endorse Adeyanju for the next Union President General is because he can take the union to the next level because Alhaji Adeyanju is tested, trusted and reliable base on his antecedent and current performance as the Chairman of Dockworkers with unbeatable record and history.
He added “that he will name some of the achievements of Adeyanju who currently running his 2nd term. He brought in Insurrance company for the members to benefit and since then, any members who get injured or died on duty will be duly compensated. He mandated terminal operator to turn causual workers to full staff. He introduced letter of employment to the staff so that the staff will not be laid off without being compensated as it is being doing before. Also, Adeyanju pass a law which all retired members benefits from unlike in time past when they retired and gets nothing while leaving. This among many other things has been his impact in the union since he assumed office and it has given members sense of belonging in the union.
The Lagos big boy who is the owner of Sharfex filling Station also said; with the kind of person Adeyanju his and the leadership charisma in him, he urged the marinetime Union of Nigeria to vote for him come March, so as to allow him continue from where the current president, Tony Emmanuel has brought the Union to because Tony is another leader who as achieved a lot in office by exposing members by taking them to abroad for training which many members have not dreamt of before his tenure. In addition to that,Tony also build houses for some of the members by making them landlords in the country, and for this achievements and progress to continue, we need an intelligent leader with attitude of a servant like Adeyanju to take us to promise land we all dream about in Marinetime Union of Nigeria.