Afrigather The Courtroom of Enchantment in Abuja has confirmed Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa because the reputable president of the Nationwide Union of Street Transport Staff (NURTW).
The choice upholds an earlier judgment of the Nationwide Industrial Courtroom delivered on March 11, 2024, which recognised Baruwa because the union’s president.
A 3-member panel comprising Justices Hamma Akawu Barka, Nnamdi Dimgba, and Asmau Ojuolape Akanbi dismissed the attraction filed by Najeem Usman Yasin, Tajudeen Agbede, and others, ruling that the attraction lacked benefit. It due to this fact upheld the commercial courtroom’s choice, which validated Baruwa’s presidency.
The appellate courtroom additional awarded N100,000 in prices in opposition to the appellants, who’re identified loyalists of Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly often known as MC Oluomo.
At a press convention following the ruling, Baruwa stated MC Oluomo’s self-declared inauguration as NURTW president was “an affront on the judiciary.”
He acknowledged that the act contravened each the March 11 and November 8 judgments by the Nationwide Industrial Courtroom and the Courtroom of Enchantment, which had prohibited interference within the operations of the Baruwa-led NURTW government.
Baruwa sais the NURTW operates beneath a authorized framework with a structure that clearly outlines pointers for electing its leaders. He urged Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector basic of police and Lateef Fagbemi, the attorney-general of the federation to implement the courtroom’s judgment to make sure compliance and keep peace and order.
Recall that an election had been held earlier within the week, declaring MC Oluomo as president of the NURTW.
