Istijabah is just being overambitious, wants MC’s position – Agbabiaka

 Istijabah is just being overambitious, wants MC’s position – Agbabiaka

By Ibrahim Adeleke

The Chairman of Tricycle Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria (TOOAN), a subsidiary of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Zone B, Comrade Monsuru Agbabiaka has explained that the Zone C Chairman of the association, Comrade Azeez Abiola (Istijabah) is fomenting crisis in the state to take the position of the state chairman of the National Union of Road Transportation Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (MC Oluomo).

This is coming on the heels of series of allegations from Abiola against Akinsanya that he (Akinsanya) is using the Union to oppress tricycle owners in the state.

He Allen d Istijabah of being over-ambitious to take the NURTW state chairmanship position from MC Oluomo.

His words: “The Tricycle Operators and Owners Association of Nigerian (TOOAN) is an affiliate of the Lagos State Chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers, and it is currently under the leadership of the union chairman, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya. The association has been under NURTW for decades and things have been fine. The recent crisis being fueled by Istijabah and his claim that he’s the state chairman of the tricycle body is just to cause crisis in the state and tarnish the image of the NURTW Chairman.

“What we have in Lagos TOOAN is just zonal operation and we have five zones with five chairmen which Istijabah himself is one of us. The idea to decentralize the leadership of the association was MC’s idea to ensure that the association has seamless operation and coordination. There was never an election where Istijabah was elected as the State Chairman of TOOAN and he shouldn’t be referred to as such. He is just being overambitious and has his eyes on MC’s position.”

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Speaking further, Agbabiaka revealed that Istikabah is being supported by the National President of the NURTW, Alhaji Tajudeen Baruwa in fueling the crisis in the union but boasted that he will be restricted by the instrument of law.

“We are aware that he enjoys the support of the National President of the union, Alhaji Tajudeen Baruwa and I can categorically tell you that his involvement is an abuse of office because Lagos State TOOAN is affiliated to the State Chapter of NURTW and not the national body. We won’t fold our arms to let those who don’t have much stake in Lagos cause problems for us.

“Although the state Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has intervened in the issue, Istijabah has continued parading himself as the state chairman. I think that confirms that he’s hellbent on causing issues and crises in the state but we won’t fold our arms to let the matter degenerate to the extent that the state government will be forced to do what will affect the operations of members of the union because we have over 15,000 workers across the state.”

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