IWD 2025: Comrade Adeyanju Celebrates Women Worldwide
IWD 2025: Comrade Adeyanju Celebrates Women Worldwide
By Jerry Aguigbo
President-General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) Comrade ( Prince) Dr. Adewale Adeyanju celebrates women in Nigeria and across the globe in this year’s occasion of the International Women’s Day.
The Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress who doubles as the Vice President Global, International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) is full of praise for Nigerian Women, who have made indelible marks and obvious significance in all facets of human endeavors, especially in the areas where their male counterparts have dominated over the years. Nigerian Women have come up strongly in putting their professional expertise positively especially in the Maritime sector, where women are already in the forefront of its administrative and operational arms of the industry.
“Today, in the country’s Maritime industry, we now see Women Seafarers running operations in various categories of vessels, sea going ships, oil & gas tankers, barges and tug – boats, as well as operating high – tech cranes at the port’s terminals within the nation seaports; competing effectively with their male folks.”
Furthermore, Adeyanju said, the Maritime Sector in Nigeria has effectively broken the jinx of male dominance in all areas of operations both in the administration of the ports management, and as captains of industries within the sector.
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria under the leadership of the indefatigable Dr. Adeyanju, has been able to break the barriers of gender inequality, while bringing to bear the fortunes of gender equality in the sector by giving Women greater opportunities to participate in all areas of operations in the nation’s seaports, oil&gas platforms and jetties, where women and men are competing favourably without fear of harassment and molestations.
The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) had also boosted the morales of Women in the sector by encouraging Women full participation in all areas in the transport sector, such as Air, Land, Rail, and Water transport, where women have also taken the lead. The country also have Women in Shipping (WIS), International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) Women’s Wing, where women have been given the basic platforms for both operations and leadership roles in the country like their other female counterparts across the globe. Generally, Prince Adeyanju gives kudos to every woman in the country as they celebrate the IWD 2025, saying they have all excelled in politics, soldiering, trade/business, administrave leadership, teaching, and in all fronts of human endeavors both in the country and universally. He admonished Women not to relent in their various areas of designations, where they have proved their, so that other Women coming behind will build on their legacies.
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