Maritime Union commits to members welfare, debunks alleged sabotag
Onne(Rivers), Nov. 19, 2025 – The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Haulage District, Eastern Zone, Onne, Rivers has restated commitment to members welfare, says alleged sabotage and extortion untrue.
The union during a solidarity walk on Monday at Onne, Rivers, exonerated its leaders who were recently accused of betraying the trust of the union and bringing members confidence to disrepute.
Speaking on the incidence, Comrade Ugwu Adolphus, union chapter Chairman said that some of its members who were not willing to embrace the E-call up booking policy recently accused him of being complicit to policy implementation.
According to him, E-call up, a federal government innovation and electronic procedure for booking of trucks aimed at enhancing free traffic flows at seaports.
Ugwu noted that some members who were not willing to embrace the innovation and its booking fees had resorted to accusing the union’s leadership of conieving with the Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA) to extort members.
“Let me put the record straight and debunk insinuations about us conieving with NPA and defrauding truck Drivers through E- Call up bookings”
“When the E-Call Up booking system was first introduced, we communicated our concerns too NPA.
“We also highlighted the fact that our unique operational conditions here had made the system unnecessary, as we had no issues of ports congestions which the system was designed to address.
“Despite our pleas, authorities insisted on implementing it so we had no option than embrace it, this is patriotism, not sabotage as wildly circulated.
“My influence, as a leader is limited to the union, it does not include overriding federal government’s directives, hence, our stance to embrace the E-call up,” he added.
Also speaking, Mr Uche Ogbu, Unit Chairman, Truck Owers chapter of the union discribed rumors of sabotage being peddled by some members as unnecessary and misleading.
He urged members to support its leaders as it strived to delivering on assigned task.
He also applauded the Ugwu led union for demonstrating integrity and responsibility in prioritizing members interests alongside federal government’s operational policies at the port.
“This administration has done well, protecting our rights and previllages and ensuring comensorate haulage fare for truck drivers, we should support them to do more,” he said.
Responding, Mr Abdulramon Hussain, Port Manager, Onne Seaport advised the union against engaging in activities capable of fueling segregation.
Represented by Mr Surajudeen Abolade, Traffic Manager of the port, Hussain commended the union for cooperation especially regarding federal government operational policies.
He also urged them to always employ dialogue in dispute resolutions.
2025-11-20