CITIZENS COMPASS – Few days after his swearing-in of Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo, as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), the Court of Appeal on Friday, sacked him from the position.
The appellate court sacked MC Oluomo and reaffirmed Tajudeen Baruwa as the legitimate leader of the union.
The ruling upheld the earlier judgment of the National Industrial Court in support of Baruwa who assumed office after a properly conducted election held at the union’s headquarters in Abuja.
The three-member panel of the Appeal Court dismissed the appeal filed by MC Oluomo’s faction, declaring it devoid of merit. In addition, the court imposed a fine of ₦100,000 on the appellants, further solidifying Baruwa’s leadership position.
Court documents released on Friday detail the ruling, which effectively counters any attempts to displace Baruwa from his role as the NURTW president. The judgment reads:
This is an appeal against the judgment/decision of the National Industrial Court Sitting in Abuja, in Suit No. NICN/ABJ/263/2023, delivered on the 11th March, 2024, by Justice O. O. Oyewumi.
“Upon reading the Record of Appeal compiled and transmitted before this court, together with the respective briefs of argument, and after hearing the counsels for the appellants and respondents, it is hereby ordered that:
“This Appeal is devoid of merit, and the same is hereby dismissed.”
The ruling reinforces the legitimacy of Baruwa’s presidency, concluding the legal dispute over the union’s leadership.
