The National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, has suspended Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo indefinitely as its Lagos Chairman over alleged misconduct, insubordination and inciting members of the state chapter against the apex body.
This is the culmination of the crisis that has hit the union in recent times.
The NURTW had penultimate week issued a query to MC Oluomo alleging insubordination and refusal to carry out instructions of the National Union.
Oluomo denied the allegations even as his loyalists recently protested to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu alleging interference of the National body in the state chapter’s affairs.
In what appears as a culmination of the festering crisis, the NURTW in a letter signed by the General Secretary for the national body, Kabiru Yau, suspended Oluomo, directing him to immediately hand over the mantle of leadership to his deputy chairman and release all property belonging to the transport body in his possession to State Secretary.
The union alleged that the decision to place MC Oluomo on indefinite suspension was to prevent any breakdown of law and order after it came to its notice that he was already inciting members against the union, an act that is completely against the NURTW constitution.
In the letter dated March 9th, 2022, the national body said it suspended MC Oluomo for not showing remorse over his actions even after he was directed to explain reasons for embarking on such.
The letter reads: “This is to convey to you that in line with Article 42 section 5, subsection I, II, III, IV, V, and VIII of the union’s constitution, you have been placed on an indefinite suspension from office as State Chairman of Lagos State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) with effect from March 9th, 2021.
“Your suspension is a sequel to sustained acts of insubordination and gross misconduct coupled with your clandestine plans to instigate crisis and unleash mayhem on any branch or branches of the union in Lagos State that refuses to obey your order or instructions not to accept directives from the national headquarters of the Union.
“Your orchestrated plan to attack branches that may disobey your orders aforesaid will ultimately endanger public peace and order in Lagos state. It is also very likely to threaten and/or affect the lives and property of the peace-loving people of Lagos state, particularly those doing their legitimate businesses within motor parks, hence the urgent need to take drastic actions against him.
“It is on record that you were earlier issued with queries on 25th of February 2022 and 3rd of March, 2022 respectively in which you were directed to explain the circumstances surrounding your untoward actions and to also show cause why disciplinary actions should not be taken against you for such acts of insubordination. You bluntly neglected/refuse to respond to the second query, while your response to the first query was unsatisfactory.
“In view of your suspension, you are hereby directed to hand over the mantle of leadership of the Lagos State Council to the State Deputy Chairman and also surrender all Union properties in your possession to the State Secretary of the Union forthwith”.
He was recently accused of attempting to take over the activities of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN.
RTEAN’s General Secretary, Rhaman Amusan, claimed he attempted to take over their areas of operation in Obalende violently.
The incident had led to a shootout between RTEAN and NURTW.
