The leadership of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has implored Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to sustain the peaceful coexistence between the union and state government.
Its National President, Mr Tajudeen Baruwa,who said this in a statement thanked the governor for the support he had been giving the union over the years.
He said:“The body’s national leadership appealed to governor Sanwo-Olu, to allow the existing harmonious relationship between NURTW and Lagos State Government to continue and that it will be extended to the newly appointed officers of the union”
He informed the governor that the union had inaugurated a nine-man caretaker committee to oversee and coordinate operations of the union across Lagos state.
According to him,the committee was constituted following the dissolution of the State Administrative Council (SAC).
He also said that the caretaker committee was set up to allow for continuity in the administration of the transport activities.
He explained that the move was to ensure that members of the union continued to support the government’s master plan for transport development.
“The nine-man caretaker committee will be led by Mr Fatai Adeshina, a stakeholder in the transportation sector, and the committee will operate for next three months as stipulated in the union’s constitution.
“Other members of the committee are Mr Sunday Yusuf, Abraham Onifade, Jamiu Erinfolami, Ismaila Ojora, Lekan Ariyibi, Murtala Lawal, Taiwo Azeez while Kayode Agbeyangi would serve as the secretary,” he said.
He added that members of the committee were carefully selected to ensure sanity in the transportation sector.
“The union knows that they will effectively manage affairs of Lagos chapter after SAC dissolution, which was done to bring sanity to the union’s operation across the metropolis,” he said.