- Safiu Kehinde
Nigerian Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as Kwam 1, has settled the age-long rift between the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, and the Lagos State Chairman of the union, Mustapha Adekunle, aka Tafa Sego.
Ayinde brokered peace between the duo at Ojusagbola in Ijebu, Ogun State, with several NURTW chieftains in attendance to witness the reconciliation.
The development was announced on Tuesday through Kwam 1’s digital media page on Instagram, where photographs from the meeting were shared.
According to the post, the two NURTW chieftains had finally resolved their differences after years of disagreement.
“After years of an age-long rift, MC Oluomo and Tafa Sego have finally settled their differences. And from what we know now, this is final,” the post stated.
It added that Kwam 1 intervened in his capacity as the Mayegun of Yorubaland to bring an end to the longstanding disagreement.
“K1 acted in his role as the Mayegun of Yorubaland by seeking an end to the long-standing rift, once and for all,” the post said.
The reconciliation comes after years of tension between MC Oluomo and Tafa Sego, who were previously allies within the Lagos NURTW.
According to reports, their disagreement has been linked to leadership struggles within the union, with both men emerging as prominent figures in the organisation.
The dispute previously spilled into public events.
In January 2019, MC Oluomo was among several people injured during violence at an All Progressives Congress campaign rally at the Sky Power Ground in Ikeja, Lagos.
MC Oluomo reportedly stabbed and taken to hospital in the clash for supremacy between his camp and Sego’s camp.
The police subsequently declared Sego wanted over the incident.
MC Oluomo would in January resign as Lagos NURTW chairman with Sego taking over the helm of affairs while his predecessor eyed the National Chairmanship of the union.
However, the feud between the duo still largely remained and played down during an all-white party in 2025 during KWAM’s performance.
A video from the event showed members associated with Sego’s faction reacting after Kwam 1 publicly recognised MC Oluomo as the head of the NURTW.
The incident reportedly caused a commotion at the event, after which the Fuji musician appealed to the NURTW leaders to unite.
However, the latest meeting at Ojusagbola therefore brings the two men together again in an intervention facilitated by the same musician whose event had earlier provided a public setting for renewed tension.
The Kwam 1 digital media page said both parties were pleased with the development, describing the latest meeting as a final resolution of their longstanding disagreement.
“This time, it was not just another handshake for the cameras. The two old friends and colleagues came together at Ojusagbola, with King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (K1) playing the peacemaker,” the post stated.
