N7.4b Probe: NURTW Crisis Deepens, Olohunwa Seeks Tinubu’s Assistance. PM NEWS

The crisis in the Lagos state chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has worsened within the past weeks with its Chairman, Rafiu Olohunwa, now torn between resigning and resolving amicably the problems that have engulfed the union.

While the union has been polarised with the factions battling for supremacy, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is now probing the leadership over allegation of misappropriation of NURTW funds running into billions of millions of naira. Sources said the amount is up to N7.4 billion.

The embattled chairman, learnt, has met several leaders in the state including the Commissioner for the Environment, Muiz Banire, and monarchs such as Oba Akiolu, Elegushi and Oniru, to help him plead with the former governor of the state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to help him save his job.

But the former governor has said he is not going back on his instruction that Olohunwa should resign as the state chairman of the union in the wake of the violent clashes between members of the union in the state.

A meeting summoned between Olohunwa and the Treasurer of the Union, Musiliu Akinsanya, alias MC Oluomo by Banire yesterday to seek amicable resolution to the crisis ended in stalemate as members of the executive council maintained they wanted Olohunwa removed from office.

They were said to have accused Olohunwa of several allegations including that he was not an original member of the union, making it impossible for the meeting at Isaac John to hold.

Though no official of the union has been arrested over the corruption allegation, it was learnt that last week, that Olohunwa was invited by the ICPC to answer questions relating to the allegations.

Olohunwa, who was said to have returned from the ICPC office on Friday, quickly invited officials of the union in the state to an emergency meeting. However, the meeting was disrupted mid-way by another faction of the union, which Olohunwa alleged was loyal to Oluomo who is also the head of the union in Oshodi area of the state.

This resulted in a fracas between the two factions with the group loyal to the chairman allegedly threatening to attack MC Oluomo who had to call on former governor Tinubu to mediate in the crisis.

P.M.NEWS learnt that while Oluomo was with the former governor, who wanted to mediate in the crisis at the weekend, Olohunwa allegedly came to Tinubu’s Bourdillon, Ikoyi residence with his faction and attacked Oluomo.

Though no one died in the attack, several victims sustained injuries.

The incident infuriated Tinubu, who had to break a meeting he was holding with the state legislators and asked Olohunwa to resign since his actions had shown that he has not been able to manage the union effectively.

Efforts by P.M.NEWS to speak with Olohunwa and Musiliu on the issue proved abortive as both of them refused to pick our calls.

A text message sent to Musiliu to clarify issues was also rebuffed.

Though a team of the national executives arrived this morning from Abuja to probe the allegations levelled against the leadership of the union, they could not sit for fear of being attacked by a faction loyal to one of the officials.

As at the time of filing this report, there was tension at the Ojo-Oba, Abule-Egba secretariat of the union where the national executive was scheduled to meet.

—Eromosele Ebhomele & Dedeigbo Ayodeji

sources :- PM new

was this not the same man that was in the bbc documentry ( welcome to lagos part 2) this tout has power o

Lol @ title

mbatuku2:

Lol @ title

i know

but who is in control in lagos is it

1.) tinubu

2.) fashola the governor

or 3.) the motor park tout
it is really confusing i mean an agegro has an hummer jeep as a car SHOCKING

alj_harem:

i know

but who is in control in lagos is it

1.) tinubu

2.) fashola the governor

or 3.) the motor park tout
it is really confusing i mean an agegro has an hummer jeep as a car SHOCKING

It's an ACN state, I think ACN is in control. Most of the motor touts supported ACN. I might be wrong tho.

mbatuku2:

It's an ACN state, I think ACN is in control. Most of the motor touts supported ACN. I might be wrong tho.

na

forget ACN, they are doing well

it is tinubu i am more concerned about and the touts he follows

in lagos the touts are less than 5 % of the population thus it means the touts do not hold any political weight

alj_harem:

na

forget ACN, they are doing well

it is tinubu i am more concerned about and the touts he follows

in lagos the touts are less than 5 % of the population thus it means the touts do not hold any political weight

Have you asked that ewu called Eko ile? That's NL's Tinubu houseboy.

Tinubu is a tout afterall

mbatuku2:

Have you asked that ewu called Eko ile? That's NL's Tinubu houseboy.

you are right

imagine even an uneducated tout buying hummer jeep sad

High_Chief:

Tinubu is a tout afterall

you can say that again

title is misleading . . .

nd not really surprised dont really see what the big deal is.

MC Musiliu Oluomoo baba agbalagba! Jeun lorrr baba mi!

alj_harem:

na

forget ACN, they are doing well

it is tinubu i am more concerned about and the touts he follows

in lagos the touts are less than 5 % of the population thus it means the touts do not hold any political weight

From the news article you posted, the people involved went to Tinubu to help resolve their issues and he did the most logical thing by asking the faulty party to resign because he has not been able to manage the union effectively.  From where I'm from, it's called leadership and accountability. Lead effectively or get out of the way. Hate Tinubu as much as you want based on whatever tribal and ignorant reason you prefer, Tinubu remains the only sane and rational Politician in Nigeria making sane and rational decisions.

It's a new day in the SW, perform or get booted is the new cool in the SW.

P.M.NEWS learnt that while Oluomo was with the former governor, who wanted to mediate in the crisis at the weekend, Olohunwa allegedly came to Tinubu’s Bourdillon, Ikoyi residence with his faction and attacked Oluomo.

Though no one died in the attack, several victims sustained injuries.

The incident infuriated Tinubu, who had to break a meeting he was holding with the state legislators and asked Olohunwa to resign since his actions had shown that he has not been able to manage the union effectively.

Is Tinubu the beginning and end of your sadness or happiness?

Do you see Tinubu in your dream?

Is Tinubu responsible for putting bread on your table?

Reading the article, I see a man doing the right thing as a leader and elder and he made the right call. For insecure and ignorant people like you to try to turn it into some silly and petty nonsense basically shows your own warped and redundant sense of judgment.

Obviously, some of you see Tinubu's name and you start having panic attacks for no reason, I bet some of you even ma.stub.ate to his name, this is really getting ridiculous.

I mean, state you reasonable objection if you dislike the man, but posting du.mb nonsense with silly titles to suit your misguided state of mind is a pathetic abuse of our reading time, the cyber space and bandwidth .

alj_harem:

you are right

imagine even an uneducated tout buying hummer jeep sad

most of these touts are the major investors i the transportation sector. Imagine a tout owning up to 30 buses and 5 molues i am being conservative here but that will put his monthly income at over 3 million while you educated ones are sweating under the sun

Mynd_44:


most of these touts are the major investors i the transportation sector. Imagine a tout owning up to 30 buses and 5 molues i am being conservative here but that will put his monthly income at over 3 million while you educated ones are sweating under the sun

You just described a smart business man, not a tout as you cluelessly stated,

Do you people even listen to yourselves sometimes?