MC Oluomo reaffirms he remains National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers...

Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has reaffirmed that he remains the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), amid an escalating leadership crisis within the union.

CBI News reports that MC Oluomo made the declaration on Monday following reports that Tajudeen Baruwa had taken control of the union’s national secretariat in Abuja, citing court rulings he claimed supported his leadership.

Reacting via a statement shared on his Instagram page, MC Oluomo described the development as a forceful takeover, stressing that the legal dispute over the union’s leadership is still ongoing.

“The National President wishes to intimate members of the union and the general public that he was not a defendant in the purported judgment,” the statement read.

“The judgment has been appealed, and a stay of execution has been duly entered.”

He further stated that he has not engaged with Baruwa or any other party involved in the dispute, noting that the matter remains before the courts.

“He has not engaged with Mr Baruwa or any individual, aware that cases are pending in court. The situation is under the control of security agencies,” the statement added.

“Alhaji Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya remains the National President of NURTW.”

The crisis intensified after reports that Baruwa was arrested by police despite a court order said to affirm his position as the union’s authentic chairman.

The arrest followed a dramatic takeover of the NURTW national secretariat by members of the Baruwa-led faction, who were seen in a viral video removing and destroying portraits of MC Oluomo.

The NURTW has been embroiled in a prolonged leadership dispute for over two years, stemming from a controversial delegates’ conference conducted to elect new national officers.