Plateau Chapter Of NURTW, Interim Chairman Garba Urges The 36 States To Obey Appeal Court Judgment

Yakubu Busari

The deepening crises rocking the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Nigeria, with the interim leadership refusing to obey the judgment of the Appeal Court, continue to attract national condemnation from the widespread constituting parallel excos.

All. Garba Auwalu said that the judgment recognized Mr Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa saying that the action of defendants had been earlier held contrary to the provisions of the constitution of the union and all action taken by Kayode Agbeyangi as the National Secretary was declared unlawful, null and void.

And of no effect whatsoever , However, the 1st and 7th defendants are already restrained from interfering in the affairs of President of NURTW by calling on  Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector general of police and Lateef Fagbemi, the attorney-general of the federation to enforce the court’s judgment to ensure compliance and maintain peace and order as MC Oluomo had refused to vacate office parading himself as authentic leadership of NURTW .

The spokesman of  Baruwa in Plateau State Chapter, Alh. Garba Auwalu disclosed that the sacked group of Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo has refused to leave their   offices  after the appeal court  judgment entered against them  in 2024 .

He said  the court of appeal Abuja Division Holden at Abuja before their Lordship .Honorable Justice Hamma Akawu ,Justice Nnamdi Dimgba ,Justice Asmau Ouolape Akanbi appeal No,CA/ABJ/CV/293/2024 between Alh.Tajudeen Usman Yasin,Alh.Tajudeen Badru Agbede,Alh.Aliyu Isa Ore,Koyade Agbeyangi ,Alh.Alhassan Haruna 313,Aliyu Tanimu,and Alh.Hakeem Adeosun challenging Tajudeen Ibikunle ,Bello Adamu ,Eugene Eze Job ,Danjuma Saidu , Prince Isah Dahiru Usman ,Suleiman Adamu ,Odion &14 ors .

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has confirmed Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa as the legitimate President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) the MC Oluomo had constitute themselves to illegally occupying offices in Nigeria.

Their decision upholds an earlier judgment of the National Industrial Court delivered March 11, 2024, which recognised Baruwa as the union’s president.

A three-member panel comprising Justices Hamma Akawu Barka, Nnamdi Dimgba, and Asmau Ojuolape Akanbi dismissed the appeal filed by Najeem Usman Yasin, Tajudeen Agbede, and others, ruling that the appeal lacked merit. It therefore upheld the industrial court’s decision, which validated Baruwa’s presidency.

The appellate court further awarded N100,000 in costs against the appellants, who are known loyalists of Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo.

The judgment was following the ruling, Baruwa said MC Oluomo’s self-declared inauguration as NURTW president was “an affront on the judiciary.”

He stated that the act contravened both the March 11 and November 8 judgments by the National Industrial Court and the Court of Appeal, which had prohibited interference in the operations of the Baruwa-led NURTW executive.

Baruwa said the NURTW operates under a legal framework with a constitution that clearly outlines guidelines for electing its leaders.

Recall that an election had been held earlier in the week, declaring MC Oluomo as president of the NURTW and one after the court judgment MC Oluomo had continued to remain in office