ATBOWATON Lagos chapter inaugurates new executive

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National President ATBOWATON, Ganiyu Tazan Balogun (fith left) and new execitive members of ATBOWATON Lagos Branch.

Association of Tourism Boats Operators and Water Transporters (ATBOWATON) Lagos branch has inaugurated new members of the executive council to run its affairs for the next three years.

The newly sworn in executives include Alhaji Lawal Babatunde as Chairman; Mr Omowowo Repheal, Deputy Chairman; Oluwatobi Ogunleye, Deputy Chairman (II); Aworetan Ayomikun, General Secretary; Babatunde Segun Joel, Tressurer; Ikuemola Robinson, Financial secretary and Gbenga Kungbe Stephen Auditor.

Speaking at the event, Mr Akim Balogun, Chairman of the Electoral Committee and former Public Relation officer of the association, enjoined the new executive to take the association to the next level, considering the awareness of boat passengers on what to expect from the operators.

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Balogun noted that the association cannot afford to remain static on ideas of operation and expect different results, adding that time has come to prioritise the safety and comfort of the passengers.

During the event, the National President, Ganiyu Tazan Balogun donated an undisclosed amount of money to the new executives as a take-off bid and advised the new leaders to unify the entire spectrum of boat operators in Lagos, not excluding the desire to get the Lagos Waterways Authority (Laswa) and National Inland Waters Authority (NIWA) to work together in promoting best practices on water transportation and recreation in Lagos.

Mr Frank Meke, the media adviser to the national body, called on the new leaders to show uncommon boat onboard services and marketing agenda. He called for a weekend boat cruise to generate public awareness on water transportation and weekend beach recreation to drive interest on outdoor, spot fishing and luxury Jet Ski water sports.

The chairman Alhaji Lawal Babatunde who spoke earlier, promised to provide a disciplined leadership with focus on empowering the members through training and retraining efforts. Rolling out an 18-point vision agenda, Alhaji Babatunde promised to rotate the meetings of the Lagos body among its zonal structure in order to give all boat operators opportunity to participate and contribute to its growth.