In what appears to be a directive against that of Lagos State government, the suspended Chairman of Lagos chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called Mc Oluomo, has directed the union’s members to return to motor parks across Lagos and continue sales of tickets to commercial motorists at garages and bus stops.
This is coming after the Lagos State Government banned activities of the Union and suspended the NURTW operation in the state.
Mc Oluomo, who withdrew his membership and that of others from the NURTW after he was suspended indefinitely by the national body of the union, granted his members permission to go about with the union’s usual daily activities, and that they should ignore government officials and police who may be standing their ways.
Notifying the members of his decision through a message forwarded on Monday to the union’s branches’ chairmen in Lagos, the state former chairman indicated that the members were permitted to go about their day-to-day activities at parks and garages as road transport workers under his leadership, just as he assured them that he would take care of police in case of any trouble.
It said: “This is to formally inform all NURTW Chairmen and entire members of the Union to operated your day-to-day union activities at the various motor parks & Garages accordingly and disregard any Patrol Policemen parading themselves in other to disrupt your Union operations.
According to it: “Any disruption of your union activities by the Nigeria Police Force, please report immediately and contact the State Chairman for rectification. Kindly adhere strictly to this urgent Information”.