…No, I’ve Only Asked Them To Sell Govt Tickets, Embattled NURTW Lagos Boss Clarifies
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos is still selling tickets at motor parks and garages.
This is despite the suspension of all activities by the national body and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led government.
Mc Oluomo, who withdrew his membership and that of others from the NURTW after he was suspended indefinitely by national body of the union, granted his members permissions to go about with the union’s usual daily activities, and that they should ignore government officials and police who may be standing their ways.
Notifying the members of his decision through a message forwarded on Monday to the union’s branches’ chairmen in Lagos, the state former chairman indicated that the members were permitted to go about their day-to-day activities at parks and garages as road transport workers under his leadership, just as he assured them that he would take care of police in case of any trouble.
Confirming the development to The Guild, the State Secretary, NURTW, Lagos Branch, Bankole Oluwaseyi, disclosed that the authorization directing all members to go back to motor parks and continue ticket sales, was sent to entire NURTW branches’ chairmen in Lagos on Monday morning, while same message was also forwarded to the union’s group WhatsApp room.
Seyi claimed that chairmen and members of the union were scared of going out as directed and that they were being mindful of consequences that might follow the action of the state former chairman for going against state government’s suspension of NURTW operation in Lagos.
All branches chairmen got the message this morning that all of them should return to motor parts and garages and continue sales of tickets at these parks and garages, as well as bus stops in Lagos.
“ The MC. Oluomo directives is coming after my office was burgled and all tickets stolen from office and I discovered the same tickets were sold to the branches.
“They started selling these tickets since Saturday quietly and continue selling the rest openly today as directed by the former chairman”
Meanwhile, the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos is still selling tickets at motor parks and garages.
This is despite the suspension of all activities by the national body and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led government.
In a statement on Monday, the suspended NURTW Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya alias MC Oluomo told union members to continue operations.
“This is to formally inform all NURTW Chairmen and entire members to operate your day to day union activities at the various motor parks & garages.
“Disregard any patrol policemen parading themselves to disrupt your union operations.”
The notice advised that any disruption of activities by police be reported to the leadership “for rectification”.
Hours after the circular went public, Oluomo issued an update denying that he authorized the sale of NURTW tickets.
The embattled chairman clarified that the ones being sold belong to the Lagos government.
“I am a law-abiding citizen. I have never authorised the sale of union tickets”, he noted.
“Lagos State tickets issued (are) being sold at all the parks and garages. I cannot stop the sales of government tickets. I don’t even have such powers.”
