Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo, suspended chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers Union in Lagos state has directed his lieutenants to stop issuing NURTW tickets to motorists in the state.
He also ordered his foot soldiers at bus stops and parks in the state to only issue a certain N800 daily ticket to each commercial vehicle as ordered by the Lagos State Government in January 2022.
The development was confirmed on Monday in a chat by Akinsanya’s Media Aide, Jimoh Buhari.
Recll that the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration ordered danfo, taxi and other commercial vehicles in the state to pay N800 levy daily, effective February 1, 2022.
Speaking on Monday, Buhari said his principal directed all former members of the NURTW in the state to stop issuing the tickets of the organisation to commercial bus operators.
He said, “Following our withdrawal from the national body, chairman (Akinsanya) has ordered all our men at parks and bus stops to stop issuing NURTW tickets to commercial bus operators.
“They are only allowed to issue the N800 daily ticket introduced by the Lagos State Government in February. We were given that of February and that of March. That of March hasn’t finished before the crisis started. It is not a hidden thing; the government also issued the N800 ticket to other unions in the state including Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria and the Motorcycle Operators’ Association of Lagos State.”