2025 SEAFARERS DAY: COMRADE BUNU VOWS TO CHAMPION COURSE OF CHALLENGES FACING SEAFARERS
Bisi Akingbade
The President - General of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, Comrade Francis Bunu Abi,
today celebrates Seafarers Day with hope of optimism as he promises to champion the course of the challenges of the Nigerian Seafarers, especially as it concerns their welfare and the acquisition of their sailing and enhancement documents through the Nigerian Maritime Safety Agency, NIMASA, which has been one of the major hindrances of the Seafarers in the country.
Comrade Francis Bunu Abi, as a Seasoned Sailor and Administrator vows to go into talks with all the major key Stakeholders in the Maritime Sector to achieve this objective, stressing that most of the turned out Cadets from the Maritime Academy in Oron don't have the necessary documentations for sailing on major vessels in the country.
He also decries the deplorable conditions of the Nigerian Seafarers and the ill - equipped training institutions in the country; with turned out Cadets roaming all over the places unengaged for lack of vessels in Nigeria to cater for their profession.
He thanked all the Government Agencies, top government functionaries, the Maritime Sector Stakeholders, Captains of industries, and dignitaries from all walks of life in Nigeria and beyond who graced the Seafarers Day 2025 in Port Harcourt for identifying with the Seafarers and the Union during the colourful occasion.
