Barely a week after emerging as the National as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), a Court of Appeal has sacked Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo as the national leader of the transport union.
In a ruling that upheld the earlier judgment of the National Industrial Court, the appellate court removed MC Oluomo and reaffirmed Tajudeen Baruwa as the authentic national president.
It was gathered that Baruwa had assumed office after the conduct of an 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 detailed 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.”
