National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja, has affirmed Alhaji Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa, as the validly elected President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), for the second term.
Justice Otebola Oyewumi, in a judgment of the court, sacked the Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede’s led Chairman Caretaker Committee and
also restrained forthwith the former President of the union, Comrade Najeem Usman Yasin, who was also the Chairman Board of Trustees from interfering in the day-to-day running of the union.
The Court held that Yasin can only act as the Board chairman of the transport union.
Upholding the victory of Baruwa in the election, Justice Oyewumi held that the Zonal delegates conference across the six zonal councils of the union held on 24th May 2023 where Baruwa emerged as President for a second term in office was valid.
The court also validated the Quadrennial National Delegate Conference held on August 23rd, 2023 at Ta’al Hotels, Lafia Nasarawa State where the President and other national officers emerged and inaugurated.
Justice Oyewumi further declared as illegal, null, void, and unconstitutional, the national delegates conference held on 25th October, 2023 where the so-called Acting President of the union, Alhaji Isa Ore, and his National Administrative Council were said to have emerged.
She ruled that there was no evidence of crisis in the union, therefore there was no basis for the invocation of “doctrine of necessity” which led to the constitution of the so-called Caretaker Committee.
