No single modern jetty in Lagos —MWUN

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), has lamented the absence of a single modern jetty in Lagos, even as it called on the Lagos State Government to pay more attention to the development of waterfronts which according to the union is lying shallow.

Speaking with journalists during the election of two districts of the union; Seamen Commercial District and the Seamen Industrial District in Lagos recently, President of Seamen and NIWA branch of MWUN, Comrade Francis Bunu, said that if properly harnessed, the waterfronts can generate so much revenue for the government and ease the traffic congestion in Apapa.

He said that most of the boat accidents happening in Lagos State waterways is the fault of the State and Federal government and their refusal to dredge the waterways and remove wrecks. He noted that the amount of money that government has pumped into the road sector is more than how much it has invested in the waterways.

According to Comrade Bunu, “Lagos State Government is making the waterfronts to remain shallow, the revenue that is supposed to come from there is not being harnessed. If the state and federal government are doing a good job, we would not have any boat mishap, the waterfronts are not even properly dredged.

“There is no single modern jetty in this Lagos, if you see anyone, it is somebody’s jetty, that’s a private jetty. The public that are accessing the waters do not also have modern facilities to use” “The government is not putting their efforts in the maritime sector, and the maritime sector alone can bring money to this country more than the oil if properly harnessed.”