Lagos State government has announced the suspension of the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) from parks and garages across the state.
Gbenga Omotoso, the commissioner for information and strategy, said this in a statement Thursday, adding that the government’s decision was premised on its responsibility to ensure that there is no breakdown of law and order.
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He expressed;
After considering the provisions of the law, the Government hereby suspends the activities of NURTW, which must cease to operate in all parks and garages in Lagos State.
The Lagos State government has been watching closely events in the National Union of Road Transport Workers. There have been claims and counterclaims over the control of the union.
Omotoso stated;
The government has a duty to ensure the safety of lives and property of all Lagosians and visitors. Therefore, there is an urgent need to douse the unnecessary tension generated by the leadership tussle in the NURTW and protect the citizenry from the likely fallout of the situation.
The state government said it would set up a committee to immediately take control of the parks and garages. Members will be key stakeholders in the sector.
He added;
Members of the union are notorious for employing deadly violence to settle scores, and sometimes, to effect leadership change. There is an urgent need to douse the unnecessary tension generated by the leadership tussle in the NURTW and protect the citizenry from the likely fallout of the situation.
Lagos state government’s decision came a day after the NURTW national body suspended Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, the chairman of the Lagos State chapter, from the association for “acts of insubordination and gross misconduct.”
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Reacting, MC Oluomo announced the pulling out of Lagos State chapter from the national body and called on the state government to take over the parks and garages in line with its white paper on Transport Union activities 2004.
