The President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has disclosed that he is taking English lessons to improve his spoken English.
MC Oluomo made the disclosure on Tuesday while addressing Nollywood actor Adams Kehinde, popularly known as Lege Miami, and other attendees at a rally organised in support of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid.
Speaking in Yoruba, the NURTW president admitted that he and Lege Miami were not fluent in English, adding that he had enrolled for lessons to improve his communication skills.
He also said his frequent international travels had not translated into proficiency in the English language.
“Neither of us speaks English fluently, so I am taking classes to improve. I travel around the world. I am a citizen of America.
“When I get to immigration and they ask how many weeks I want to stay, I tell them no, this is my home. I am a US citizen; I am going home,” he said.
MC Oluomo also highlighted the educational and professional achievements of his children in the United States, saying they were more fluent in English than him.
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“My children can speak better than me. My children in the US are nurses, a doctor and an engineer,” he said.
He added that he sometimes relied on his children to communicate on his behalf when he struggled to express himself in English.
“If I get somewhere and cannot speak English well, I will give the microphone to one of my children,” he said.
The disclosure comes amid previous criticism of his spoken English, particularly in April 2025, when he attracted reactions online after pronouncing the word “kudos” as “kundusi” while praising members of the union in Abuja.
Following the backlash, MC Oluomo acknowledged that he was not educated and might struggle to express himself in English.
He, however, dismissed the importance attached to his English proficiency, insisting that his command of Yoruba was sufficient.
“Grammar won’t finish Nigeria, I might not understand the English language, but I understand Yoruba,” he said.
He also challenged his critics to compare their achievements with those of his children, whom he described as highly educated and citizens of the United States and the United Kingdom.
“I trained my children properly with money. My children are citizens of America and the United Kingdom. I worked hard to get there,” he said.
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