Some members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in the Ijora-Badia area of Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, on Tuesday, created pandemonium while protesting the choice of Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, as the chairman of the union in the state.
According to Punch, some members of the NURTW, while protesting at the state House of Assembly last week, condemned Akinsanya’s emergence, alleging that he and his supporters were working against the constitution of the union.
The protesters had also appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the All Progressive Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to intervene in the matter to forestall an impending crisis.
Punch gathered that leaders of the NURTW in the Ijora-Badia area, including Asumo Ogbanna and Afolabi Oyetakin, mobilised members of their units to oppose Akinsanya’s supporters in the area.
An eyewitness, who identified himself simply as Paul, said Tuesday’s demonstation organised by Ogbanna and Oyetakin, was to signal their control of the area as they believed that Akinsanya’s administration would not favour them.
Another resident, who identified himself simply as Ishola, said the NURTW members marched through the streets with weapons, and sent shivers down the spines of residents and business owners in the area.
Similarly, there was tension in the Cele area of Okota on Monday when factional members of the NURTW in the area engaged in a clash while rejecting the third term bid of the chairman of the union in the area.
An eyewitness said the clash left commuters stranded as they ran for safety, adding that hoodlums took advantage of the situation to rob unsuspecting members of the public of their valuables.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said police personnel had been mobilised to restore normalcy in the affected areas.(Punch)
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