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By Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The national headquarters of the National Union of Road Transport Workers(NURTW) has queried the Lagos State chairman of the union, Mr Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, over insubordination and indulging in anti-union activities.
The national headquarters, in a query dated February 14, 2022, and signed by the NURTW General Secretary, Mr Kabiru Yau,a copy of which was sighted by Newspeakonline on Sunday, said MC Oluomo had refused to carry out all the directives and instructions given to him in recent times by the national leadership of the union.
“Our attention has been drawn to the fact that despite the national secretariat’s directives during a meeting with you and other members of the Lagos State Administrative Council in Abuja on February 9, 2022, pertaining to the appointment of Alhaji Azeez Abiola as chairman, Lagos State NURTW Tricycle Operators, you have refused to comply. Instead, you have resorted to intimidation, harassment and assault on the newly-appointed tricycle chairma,” it read.
The national headquarters also lamented that MC Oluomo refused to hand over the former NURTW Secretariat situated at 360, Abule Egba, Abeokuta Expressway, to the tricycle caretaker committee in a bid to prevent them from using the office.
The national leadership of the union also accused Akinsanya of using thugs to forcefully take over branches of his perceived enemies.
“It is on record that you mobilised thugs to forcefully take over the operations of some local branches headed by perceived opponents.
“In light of all foregoing, you are to within 48hours, hand over the former state council secretariat at Abule Egba to the newly appointed Lagos State Tricycle Committee.
“Withdraw all those men you sent to take over the branches of your perceived opponents; submit a written apology to the national secretariat, and failure to comply with the foregoing directives will leave the national secretariat with no option other than to take disciplinary action against you in line with the provisions of the union’s constitution,” the query added.
But the spokesperson for MC Oluomo, Jimoh Buari, in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, said the query was received by the state chapter of the NURTW on Friday, adding that his principal had not been around since then.
He said his principal would react to the query on Monday.