MWUN’s Maduabuchi shines at ITF youth regional conference

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

Nigerian Comrade Olumba Maduabuchukwu of the Seafarers Unit, Maritme Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has exhibited brilliance at the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) Youth Regional Conference held in Tanzania.

Maduabuchukwu, along with other contingents like Comrade Mohamed Kaneh (Sierra Leone), Comrade Sahada Al Hassan (Ghana), and Comrade Victoria Michongwo (Malawi), expressed gratitude.

Participants at the workshop

The ITF workshop went down at Ramada Wyndham Hotel, Dar Es Salam, Tanzania. Reports say Olumba, MWUN’s sole rep, came out flying colours at the end of the conference eval.

Back in Nigeria, Olumba got a warm welcome from Union leaders, led by President-General Comrade Francis Bunu Abi.

In an e-signed release by Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna head of Media MWUN Bunu Abi said exposing young comrades to such trainings is key to leaving a better Union for future leaders. He added that similar trainings for young comrades are here to stay in MWUN.

The trained Maritime Administrator,Labour Activist, and Veteran Sailor Bunu said leaving a better legacy means engaging young comrades with strategic courses, trainings, workshops, and conferences – like the Tanzania workshop.

A Kenyan facilitator

Comrade Olumba Maduabuchukwu thanked the Union leadership for the Tanzania workshop opportunity, calling it an eye-opener and a chance to meet awesome young African comrades.

He praised the facilitators as wonderful, excellent, instructive, and educative.

A Tanzanian facilitator

The young Comrade said he learned a lot, and the lessons will stick with him, helping him as a Maritime Labour leader.