Drama as Baruwa unseats MC Oluomo as NURTW president
Tajudeen Baruwa on Monday, March 23, assumed control of the national secretariat of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, effectively displacing Musiliu Akinsanya as president of the union.
The development follows a prolonged leadership crisis within the union, which escalated as Baruwa and his supporters took over the secretariat in Abuja.
Baruwa stated that the move was in compliance with court rulings affirming him as the legitimate leader of the union. He maintained that the action was not a forceful takeover but the execution of legal judgments after a lengthy dispute. 
According to him, security agencies had been duly notified with copies of the court rulings before the takeover.
The leadership tussle between Baruwa and MC Oluomo has been ongoing, with multiple legal battles shaping the control of the union. Recent court decisions, including rulings by the National Industrial Court and the Court of Appeal, strengthened Baruwa’s position as the recognised president.
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The new NURTW chairman Baruwa was addressing the press on what happened this morning with MC Oluomo being sacked and how he won at the court and then he started hearing sounds that feels like g•nsh•t
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— Oyindamola
(@dammiedammie35) March 23, 2026
