By Ife Osemedua
365Daily– The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has announced the sack of the erstwhile chairman of its Lagos State chapter, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo.
This is just as it added that the Lagos State Administrative Council has been dissolved.
These decisions were contained in a statement issued by the union’s National Administrative Council (NAC) on Wednesday, April 6, 2022.
The statement was signed by its national president, Alhaji Tajudeen Baruwa, and General Secretary, Alhaji Kabiru Ado Ya’u.
The national body said the decision was based on the provisions of the union’s constitution.
In the interim, the Lagos State Secretary, Seyi Bankole, has been appointed as the head of the state’s NURTW pending the constitution of the caretaker committee after due consultations with relevant authorities.
MC Oluomo and his supporters had pulled out of the union on March 10, 2022, after a drawn out disagreement with the national body of the union in Abuja.
This followed his earlier suspension for alleged insubordination. The union’s NAC explained that MC Oluomo was granted a pardon after the mediation of the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and other leaders but he refused to apologise.
The statement read: “The National Administrative Council during its meeting of March 15, 2022, graciously passed a resolution to grant pardon to the suspended state chairman if he shows remorse and tenders unreserved apology to the union.
“However, up until this moment the suspended chairman has bluntly refused to do so; hence, the decision to take action against the Lagos State administrative council by dissolving same.
“The National administrative council in the exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 17, section 2. subsections (i) and (ii) of the constitution of the union, during its meeting of April 5th, 2022, has dissolved the Lagos State administrative council forthwith.
“In view of the fact that nature abhors a vacuum and in line with Article 42 section 4, the State Secretary, Seyi Bankole is hereby directed to take over the running of the affairs of Lagos State council pending the constitution of the caretaker committee after due consultations with appropriate relevant authorities, meanwhile, all members of the dissolved state administrative council are hereby directed to handover all property of the union, including cash to the State Secretary.
“On the strength of the above development, therefore, all members of the union in Lagos State and beyond, including members of the public are hereby kindly requested to henceforth stop dealing with members of the dissolved Lagos State administrative council on issues concerning the union.”
MC Oluomo is widely recognised as an influential person in Lagos State and its environs due to his alleged ‘friendship’ with prominent politicians in the Southwest.