By: James Shodiya
In fulfilment of his administration’s healthcare mandate for maritime workforce, the Executive Chairman, ANLCA Tincan Island Chapter, Prince Olawale Cole on Friday embarked on a heartfelt heathcare and wellbeing walk program at the Tincan and PTML corridor in Lagos.
According to Prince Cole, the heathcare awareness initiative was targeted at eradicating and minimising the rate of sudden death and health threatening situations constantly witnessing amongst youths, Clearing Agents and Customs Brokers at the Tincan Ports corridor.
The Executive Chairman added that the wellbeing of maritime workers has been top of his agenda long before emerging the Chairman of the Chapter.
” The essence of this health walk exercise today is to tell the people to take their health much more important than before and also sensitize them on the need for them to know their health status during work and we have the facility and all needed drugs here at the ANLCA Tincan Chapter Secretariat all for free” Cole stated.
As part of the top highlights of the health walk program, Prince Wale Cole announced a give away insurance scheme for all registered members of the association at the Chapter corridor under the Price Olawale Cole ( POC) Maritime Foundation to bridge the gab between health, wellness and sound working activities of maritime and Port workers.
Speaking from the National capacity of the association was Mr. Emmanuel Onyema, ANLCA National Publicity Secretary and the Grassroot Leader at the Tincan Ports, who warned that life has no duplicate and encourage workers working at the Car Park C at the PTML to ensure to always notice a signal when thier health request a need to take a break to relax and rest.
Mr. Onyema encouraged workers to take a time off their work routine to come to ANLCA Tincan Chapter Secretariat Clinic for a regular checkup.
Mr. Frankpaul Nwegbe, the General Secretary of ANLCA Tincan Chapter sounded a warning to the youths and maritime workers to desist from drugs and all forms of sexual enhanment , saying that additional efforts to please a woman during the affairs is a wasted labour and could amout to short term life span.
In her part as the Health Director for Prince Olawale Cole (POC) Maritime Foundation, Mrs. Olanrewaju Aderonke, she said that Prince Cole is a man known for his Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) who is always ready to give back to
society.
Aderoke stressed that his humanitarian nature and service to humanity motivated her to be part of his vision.
” He has been doing CSR long before he became the Executive Chairman of our Chapter and that’s why I was impressed to support his initiative of giving back to the society. I call on both individuals and corporate organisations to support this vision because he has been the only one championing the course for now.
The turnout for medical checkout at the clinic at our Secretariat is very low and am employing everyone to come around and use the facility available all for free “. Aderonke said.
Also speaking at the event was the image maker, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) ANLCA Tincan Chapter, Chief Onome Joy Monije who told Pressmen that the leadership of Prince Olawale Cole is committed to healthcare and life wellbeing and he has always been intentional in fulfilling the administration’s mandate of wellness for all his members and maritime workers within his reach
