The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has accused the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leaders of being responsible for the violence that erupted in the NURTW National Secretariat.
The Acting General Secretary of the union Mr Kayode Agbeyangi, announced during the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja.
Agbeyangi alleged that the NLC interference for selfish reasons caused the violence
He said like the proverbial sympathiser who cried more than the bereaved, NLC has gone overboard in expressing their interest in our internal affairs.
“The NLC took a one-sided decision that further threatened our effort to unite all interests and move the union forward.
“It is very sad and unfortunate that the umbrella body of workers that is expected to protect the welfare and right of all workers has turned itself into a tool used for outbreak of violence and favoritism.
“Also the flagrant abuse of constitutional provisions of the union by attempting to impose the erstwhile President Alh. Tajudeen Baruwa on the union whose tenure expired on Aug. 28,”he said.
He however, called on the Joe Ajaero-led NLC to discard their bias and ethnic sentiments towards the former General Secretary who is their kinsman.
Agbeyangi said the Caretaker Committee would prepare ground to conduct a credible conference across the zones of the Union on Oct. 5.
In a swift reaction, the President of the NLC, Mr Joe Ajaero, said the congress will not join issues with just any group outside the legitimate fold the NLC.
“We have alerted the whole world that our leadership in NURTW has been cloned.
“The cloned leadership is also threatening to attack the leadership of NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC).
“I don’t want us to join issues with unknown quantities,” he said.
