The National organization of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has removed the suspension order imposed on Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, the organization’s state chairman in Lagos, and some other union members.
Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, the union’s newly elected National President, announced the lifting of the suspension order during his inauguration speech in Abuja.
He said that Alhaji Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa’s adversaries were targeted by the suspension order that was issued under his administration.
Agbede said that the suspensions were unconstitutional and pleaded with MC Oluomo to rejoin the union because he had been treated unfairly.
The new NURTW boss claimed that his predecessor had abused his position of authority and had destroyed the union particularly in the southwest.
“One of the main problems created by Baruwa was the arbitrary suspension and expulsion of members perceived as his enemies. Through this, he destroyed the union, especially in the southwest. So, I, Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, on behalf of other members of my executive, leaders and members of our union throughout the country, hereby lift the illegal suspension of our esteemed members throughout the country.
“Of particular concern is the suspension of Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, the Lagos state chairman of our union. He was unfairly treated by Alhaji Baruwa. It was a pure case of misuse of power. We hereby appeal to Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya to come back home. NURTW is one big family and that is where you belong,” he said.
Speaking on his plans for the union, the new NURTW boss said they are ready to cooperate with all state governments as well as the federal governments and bring the union back on track.
“By the special grace of God, we shall be meeting all the governors in southwest for discussion on how to work together. We will cooperate with them in Oyo, Ogun,Osun, Lagos,Ondo and Ekiti to get our union back on track. It is a new dawn in NURTW.”
” I have worked with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu before and it was beneficial so now that we are both at the national level we shall replicate some things we did in Lagos. For instance, we took part in the success story of BRT program and some of LAMATA projects. We shall replicate the same thing at the federal level,” he stated.
Ada Peter
