Lagos NURTW — Suspension of Kunle Poly, others lifted

The national President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers ( NURTW) , Alhaji Najeem Usman Yasin has announced that the suspension on a Union leader , Kunle Poly and others has been lifted .
Mr Yasin who read the riot act to members to be of good conducts during and after the general elections said he was very happy to announce that there is no longer faction in the union as all the suspended members have been forgiven .

Mr Yasin who spoke Yesterday during meeting with all members of National Administrative Council ( NAC) at the NURTW secretariat , Lagos , also read said that the union was fully prepared for the general elections warned that anyone who failed to comply with the memorandum of understanding reached between the union and Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) would be punished according to the constitution of NURTW.
According to him , INEC has lived up to expectations and has adhered to the conditions given to it, and therefore, NURTW should diligently do its duty: ” Anyone who sabotaged during the elections would be fished out by the working committee set up to monitor the activities of our members. I want to seriously warn and remind you that NURTW is not a political party, but an affiliate of the Nigerian Labour Congress. We are not under any political party. You are free citizens that are free to belong to any political party. I want you to go to the polling stations, cast your vote to any candidate of your choice and go back home. Anyone caught in any electoral malpractices will be death with ”

Yasin who said he visited Lagos to reconcile the the warring factions of the members in Lagos , said :” I am happy to announce to you that people quarreling have settled . We have no factions again. We have forgiven everybody . All the people that were suspended, including Kunle Poly have been forgiven. We have lifted the suspension on Kunle Poly and others.NURTW in Lagos is one and under the leadership of Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede. My mission in Lagos has been accomplished. I came for reconciliation and for the interest of peace, we have called back those on suspension. With the meeting today, I doubt if there is anybody who will leave here to foment trouble.

” I want to repeat that we are not under any political party and we should know that NURTW is a professional body, like any other profession. We should not drag the name of our Union to disrepute. We should be proud members of the union and show the international community that we are not touts (Agbero). Your conduct in this election will determine if you understand that you are respected in the society or not. For those of you that are assigned to deliver electoral materials, you should deliver 24 hours before the election”.

In response, Chairman NURTW, Lagos State Chapter, Mr Tajudeen Agbede said he was the happiest man on earth for the reconciliation done by Yasin : ” we sincerely appreciate your efforts and concern about the affairs of our state council since the ugly and unfortunate incident at the APC rally in Lagos last month Sir, your actions have really doused the tension within the state council of our union as union activities have since resume.

” Sir, l want to sure you that our members have learned a lot of lessons from that unfortunate incident and l can assure you with all sense of seriousness that such incident will not repeat itself
” Sir, apart from the actions taken at the national level, we at the state council level have had series of meeting and interactive session with all members from units level to the state level . So, with all we have done, l can assure you that members of the union in this state will not be involved in anything that will tarnish the image of our union

Sir, your presence today in our state council has also enabled our members present to hear from the horse’s mouth. All the principal officers from all the branches in Lagos State are here and your messages today will go a long way in their minds and they will deliver the messages to their mates at grassroots”