NURTW Faction Accuses Labour Ministry of Undermining Efforts to Resolve its’ Leadership Crisis

A factional leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) led by Alhaji Tajudeen Baruwa has accused the Labour Ministry of sabotaging moves to end the union’s leadership crisis.

Baruwa in a statement on Sunday, accused the Labour Minister, Simon Lalong of holding a secret meeting with officials of a faction, led by Alhaiji Tajudeen Agbede at his Abuja office.

He alleged that the minister during the meeting, directed the Agbede led NURTW faction to organize a fresh quadrennial delegate’s congress for the election of new leaders.

Baruwa said the directive had frustrated a reconciliation meeting scheduled to hold October 24.

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A statement signed by the General Secretary of the union, Anthony Chukwudi, said the minister held a secret meeting with the Agbede-led group, where he allegedly gave his approval for a delegates’ conference to elect a new leadership for the union.

According to the statement, the directive to organise a fresh Delegates’ Conference when the tenure of the existing executive officers has not expired, contravenes the provisions of the union’s constitution.

Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) had on Thursday also threatened to boycott any meeting with the labour minister as the Congress accused the minister of taking sides with the same faction of the NURTW.

However, a statement signed by the labour ministry debunked the allegations and noted that the minister will not do anything to undermine the NLC.