The crisis rocking the leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has taken another dimension as the National Vice President of the Union, Chief Folorunsho Salami and a Trustee of the union, Alhaji Abideen Olajide, otherwise known as Ejiogbe knocked Southwest chairmen of the union over an online publication captioned: “South-West NURTW chairmen slam Baruwa over accusations against Gbajabiamila”.
A statement jointly signed by the duo condemned in strong terms an attempt to undermine the rule of law and the constitution of the Union.
The statement condemns recent actions of the southwest council chairmen, who according to them have defended interference in the affairs of NURTW by All Progressive Congress (APC) bigwig from Lagos.
The statement read in part: “It is most unfortunate and disgusting to note that some ill-informed persons parading as southwest chairmen are trying to justify the flagrant disregard for the rule of law and the constitution of our union.
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“The actions of these illegitimate so-called southwest chairmen are a clear indication of their loyalty to personal interests rather than the well-being of our members.”
Both Folorunso Salamu and Abideen Olajide Ejiogbe who also double as the Osun and Oyo States chairmen of the Union further stated that: “The utterances of the chairmen in the online publication has gone further to confirm our suspicion/claims that the chief of staff has a hand in the blatant disregard to the rule of law by MC Oluomo.
“Or how else can one explain the fact that it is the illegitimate so called southwest chairmen that are now the mouthpiece of the chief of staff. We must not fail to remind these lawless apologists that they are committing contempt of court.
“The NURTW national leadership has consistently maintained that the imposition of MC Oluomo as the union’s leader is illegal and unconstitutional. We have taken our grievances to the courts, and the judiciary has ruled in our favor.
“Despite this, the Lagos APC bigwig has continued to support and sponsor MC Oluomo’s illegitimate claim to leadership. This is a clear case of undue interference and an attempt to undermine the democratic processes of our union.
“We (Folorunso Salami and Abideen Olajide Ejiogbe) call on the general public to reject this brazen attempt to hijack our union while urging our members to remain calm and focused, as we continue to fight for justice and democracy within our union.
“On a final note, we hereby request the chief of staff to kindly leave our union alone in the interest of peace, law, and order.”