Why MC Oluomo was removed as NURTW national chairman has now been revealed. Click the link below to read the full story.
Fresh details have emerged explaining why transport union leader, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, was removed as the National Chairman/President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).
MC Oluomo’s removal was not a sudden political decision but the result of a prolonged leadership crisis, court rulings, internal union disputes, and power struggles within the transport workers’ union at the national level.
Investigations show that multiple factors led to his removal, including a Court of Appeal judgment that recognized another union leader as the legitimate national president of the union.
One of the major reasons MC Oluomo lost the position was a court ruling which affirmed Tajudeen Baruwa as the legitimate National President of the NURTW.
The Court of Appeal upheld an earlier judgment of the National Industrial Court which had recognized Baruwa as the rightful leader of the union. The court ruling effectively nullified MC Oluomo’s position as national chairman/president.
The judgment ended the leadership dispute at the national level and legally removed MC Oluomo from the position.
The NURTW has been facing a serious leadership crisis for years, with different factions laying claim to the leadership of the union.
One faction supported MC Oluomo while another faction supported Tajudeen Baruwa, leading to parallel leadership structures, court cases, and internal conflicts within the union.
The crisis created division within the union across several states, especially in Lagos, which is one of the most powerful branches of the transport union in Nigeria.
The court ruling eventually settled the leadership dispute in favour of Baruwa, which led to MC Oluomo losing the national leadership position.
Before the national leadership battle, MC Oluomo had earlier been suspended by the national body of the union during his time as Lagos chairman over allegations of misconduct, insubordination, and actions considered to be against the interest of the national leadership.
The crisis worsened when the Lagos branch under his leadership announced its withdrawal from the national union structure, a move that further deepened the conflict between the Lagos leadership and the national leadership of the union.
The national leadership later dissolved the Lagos executive council led by MC Oluomo, escalating the leadership battle that eventually moved to court.
Labour analysts say the crisis was largely a power struggle over control of the transport union, which is considered one of the most influential unions in Nigeria due to its control over transport operations in major cities and motor parks.
The leadership of the union is considered very influential politically and economically, especially in states like Lagos.
The combination of court rulings, internal disputes, suspension, and factional leadership battles eventually led to MC Oluomo losing the national chairman position.
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