Maritime workers raise alarm over plans to repeal Ports, Harbour Bill

branch of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria and the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies have voiced their strong opposition to the proposed Ports and Harbour Bill in the National Assembly, which seeks to repeal the existing Act that established the NPA.

They urged Nigerians to oppose the Bill, which they alleged was intended to appropriate and transfer national heritage to a small number of people. “We would have thought that given our persistent cry and various notices pointing to the deplorable state of our various nation’s seaports, decrepit state of port access roads, collapsing quay aprons, and the general failure of infrastructures within our ports.

They maintained that the Bill has to be removed so it does not conflict with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s pledge to create five million jobs in Nigeria through the newly established Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. “This is in direct contrast to the avowed promises of Mr. President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to ensure the provision of about five million jobs for Nigerians through the newly-created Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.

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