The Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, has Thursday promised to probe the cause of the crisis that rented the Lagos Island and would sanction culprits accordingly.
His statement is following the Tuesday pandemonium that allegedly led to the death of one of its members, an incident he said was caused by the unruly behaviour of some members of the union.
He said this at a meeting with relevant stakeholders in the area on Wednesday to apologise to residents over the violent attitude of the members of NURTW.
“The union has set up a panel of enquiry to unravel the rationale behind the crisis. The recommendations of the panel will be implemented with a view to preventing future recurrence,” he emphasised.
MC Oluomo firmly warned that anyone caught behind the crisis or fanning trouble in any part of the state would be handed over to the security agents and dismissed from the union.
While expressing displeasure, MC Oluomo, apologised to both the residents and the public especially those affected by the crisis.
He avowed, “I promise that such will not reoccur. The union regrets that hoodlums took advantage of the situation to wreck havoc on innocent people.”
While implored the public to go about their daily businesses, the NURTW chairman calmed their nerves after he announced that relevant security agents had been deployed to the area to forestall peace and maintain law and order.
According to the chairman, the union has Peace and Conflict Resolution Committee saddled with the responsibility of resolving any issue and it is open to anyone who feels being cheated to seek redress instead of taking laws into their hands.
He reminded members, “NURTW is a peace loving union which is interested in easing the transport challenges of the masses and committed to providing accessible, affordable and comfortable transport to members of the public.”
“Part of my visit here is to apologise to the residents over the violent attitude of the members of NURTW. We regret that hoodlums took advantage of the situation to wreck havoc on innocent people,” he said.
