- Safiu Kehinde
The National Union of Road Transportation Workers’ (NURTW) factional National President, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has visited the union’s headquarters in Abuja hours after the invasion of the premises by members of the faction led by Tajudeen Baruwa.
NPO Reported that Baruwa had on Monday led hundreds of his loyalists to the headquarters to take over the affairs of the union following the court ruling which sacked MC Oluomo.
Clash would however erupt between the Baruwa faction and MC Oluomo’s loyalists with three people confirmed injured.
Meanwhile, videos shared on X showed some hoodlums carting away valuables from the premises with pictures of MC Oluomo and some other properties vandalised.
With Baruwa and six others linked to the invasion already being arrested by the Police. MC Oluomo visited the headquarters on Tuesday.
The former Lagos NURTW Chairman arrived at the premises under heavy security as he inspected the damages done across the complex.
NPO Reported that the hoodlums had yesterday stormed the NURTW headquarters with machetes, planks, bottles, and other dangerous weapons.
However, Baruwa, prior to his arrest claimed his supporters did not storm the premises with any dangerous weapons.
He accused MC Oluomo’s loyalists of being in possession of the weapons, stressing that one of them struck one of the injured victims with a machete which ripped off his ears.
The leadership crisis within the union dated back to 2024 when MC Oluomo was inaugurated assumed office as the new National President.
Baruwa had challenged his emergence as the new NURTW leader in court.
The transport workers’ chieftain, while addressing newsmen yesterday, recounted how he had repeatedly defeated MC Oluomo in each ruling of the court.
“For almost two years, we have been going to the court. We won them in lower court.
“They took us to Appeal Court, we won the again. After almost a year, they failed to respect the law. They claimed they are above the law which I know that there is nobody above the law.
“Then we went back again to another court to interpret the judgement for us. How can we get judgement, and people will be adamant to vacate office?
“And we don’t want to take laws by our hand because we know is goes on in trade union.” He said.