Nwokolo, Fasan emerge Chairperson, Vice of ITF Women Nigeria chapter

Segun Oladipupo |

Comrade Victoria Nwokolo of Nigerian Railway Transport Workers has emerged as the new Chairperson of International Transport Workers Federal (ITF) Women, Nigeria Chapter as Comrade Funmi Fasan of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) emerged the Vice.

The duo along with other executives were inaugurated at the delegates conference held in Lagos, Tuesday.

This follows the expiration of the statutory four years tenure of the outgoing executive who emerged in 2016.

Speaking shortly after her inauguration, the new chairperson stated that the priority of her administration is to continue from where the outgoing chairperson stopped saying the federation’s women wing is poised to touch more lives.

She explained that some members who are financially handicapped and cannot take care of themselves will receive the first attention from the women group.

Her words, “I appreciate my immediate past chairperson for how far she has taken us and now that she has handed the position to me, I will do my best to resolve some of the issues we have in each union.

“I will make sure we come together to solve them and I pray that God gives me the ability to take the women farther than our outgoing chairperson had done.

“The first thing I will do is the issue of some women that are suffering that do not have money to take care of themselves in the hospital.

“I met two women; one has fibroid for over ten years now and I promised that anytime if have the opportunity to render assistance, I will consider her first through deliberations with my executive members.

“I implore my executive members to work with me to achieve the set goals.

Also speaking, the Vice-chairperson, Comrade Funmi Fasan reiterated her resolve to support the new chairperson even as she said that she has always been of assistance to the group through her union.

Explaining how to make their dream a reality, she quipped that the affiliate unions would have to contribute to the success of the group even as she solicited for individual contributions.

She maintained that for the federation to reach more vulnerable persons, it has to increase its visits to less privileged homes from once in a year to two times.

She said, “From the inception, I have been giving my support through the union and I want to say that the support will continue. I have always given my time to ITF for its success

“We have no other means except through our affiliate unions to source funds. Support has been coming from MWUN and sometimes we go to the extent of sacrificing our personal money and little token we give goes a long way.

“Our dream is achievable because we did it for some of our women. Virtually every year we go to one less privileged home or the other, we are used to that and so we will continue.

“Now, instead of going to one less privileged home every year, we can make it twice so that we can touch more lives.

Speaking earlier, the outgoing chairperson, Comrade Olufunmilayo Onuoha enumerated all the achievements of the group under her watch from 2016 to 2020.

According to her, ITF London organized a leadership training for the women in 2016, visited orphanages in Ogun State and FAAN school on domestic violence against the girlchild within the period.

In 2017, 2018 and 2019, she said the women achieved the feat of visiting less privileged homes as well as female correctional facilities.

She maintained that within the period, the women attended training programs organized by the parent body.

The following are the newly inaugurated executive members of the Nigerian women wing of the federation: Comrade Omotara Esther Folakemi, Treasurer; Comrade Adelakun Omolabake, Financial Secretary; Comrade Tonia Obinaju, Secretary

Others are Comrade Martina Ebinjoku, Auditor; Comrade Akinware Adekemi, Trustee 1;
Comrade Imagbudu Daniella, t?Trustee 2; Comrade Falama Jessica Nkechi, Welfare Secretary;
Comrade Lawal Modupe, PRO 1; Sarah Ayegba PRO 2; Adewole Bolanle, Assistant Secretary.