Akeweje, is the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Lagos Chapter set up by the union’s President, Tajudeen Baruwa, after the conflict that resulted in the suspension of Oluomo, its erstwhile Chairman in Lagos.
Akeweje had in an open letter to the governor vowed, that there would be a breakdown of law and order today (Thursday, May 19), if MC Oluomo-led Parks Management Committee, refuse to vacate the former union secretariat at Abbatoir, Agege.
He also promised, “to mobilise over 5,000 of his members, to resort to lawful offensive action needed to take the structure of NURTW in the state, which rightfully belongs to it.”
But, Oluomo, in a speech read by Comrade Olayiwola Lemboye, appealed to the state government and security agencies to call Akeweje and his group to order, “so that peace and tranquillity we enjoy in the state will not be eroded.”
According to him, using the word “forcefully” is an aberration and affront to those in the drivers’ union in the state. “Instead of resorting to this, why can’t you (Akeweje) back up your claim with a document of proof of ownership or any documentary evidence from NURTW National Headquarters to show that the said secretariat was built by them? Instead of resorting to purported violence, why can’t you approach the law court for adjudication?” he queried.
Oluomo reminded the group that all members in Lagos State pulled out of NURTW National Body as a result of the draconian administration of Baruwa, “who was hell-bent, on distorting the permanent peace and harmony in Lagos and efforts to call him to order proved abortive.”
“The decision to pull out of the National Body of NURTW was a joint agreement and final decision by the entire ranks and files of the drivers association in Lagos State. There were written documents signed by all members to buttress this, ” he stated.
Oluomo declared that Akeweje was unanimously removed by his branch members after the expiration of his tenure, Oluomo, also urged the state government and security agencies to hold the group responsible for any breakdown of law and order in the state.
