Crisis: NURTW appeals to Sanwo-Olu

The leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has appealed to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to sustain the peaceful coexistence between the union and the state government.

The NURTW National President, Mr. Tajudeen Baruwa, made the appeal in a statement on Friday.

“The body’s national leadership appealed to governor Sanwo-Olu, to allow the existing harmonious relationship between NURTW and Lagos State Government to continue and that it will be extended to the newly appointed officers of the union,” Baruwa said.

He further thanked Governor Sanwo-Olu for the support he had been giving the union over the years.

He said the union had inaugurated a nine-man caretaker committee to oversee and coordinate operations of the union across Lagos State.

The NURTW President said the committee was constituted following the dissolution of the State Administrative Council (SAC).

Baruwa stated that the caretaker committee was set up to allow for continuity in the administration of the transport activities.

He added that the move was to ensure that members of the union continue to support the government’s master plan for transport development.

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“The nine-man caretaker committee will be led by Mr Fatai Adeshina, a stakeholder in the transportation sector, and the committee will operate for next three months as stipulated in the union’s constitution.

“Other members of the committee are Mr Sunday Yusuf, Abraham Onifade, Jamiu Erinfolami, Ismaila Ojora, Lekan Ariyibi, Murtala Lawal, Taiwo Azeez while Kayode Agbeyangi would serve as the secretary,” he said.

Baruwa said that members of the committee were carefully selected to ensure sanity in the transportation sector.

“The union knows that they will effectively manage affairs of Lagos chapter after SAC dissolution, which was done to bring sanity to the union’s operation across the metropolis,” he said.

It would be recalled that the Lagos State Government recently appointed an ex-chairman of the state’s chapter of NURTW, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called MC Oluomo, as the chairman of its Parks Management Committee.

The former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, was appointed as the Liaison Officer between the government and the committee.

The Star