The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Ikoyi, Lagos, was yesterday asked to sack the National President, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Tajudeen Baruwa.
The request was made by some leaders and officers of the union in the South-West zone before the court presided over by Justice Maureen Esowe.
The 1st to 6th claimants in the legal action designated NICN/LA/111/2023 and filed by their lawyer, Mr Adejare Kambi, are Chief Tajudeen Agbede, Alhaji Sulaiman Ibrahim, Chief Ariyo Adetula, Alhaji Ademola Adeoye, Alhaji Akeem Adeosun and Chief Clement Adekola.
Baruwa and the NURTW are the 1st and 2nd defendants. The claimants are in their April 12 Originating Summons seeking, “A declaration that the 1st defendant has ceased to hold office as the President of the 2nd defendant with effect from the dissolution of the Ogun State Council in 2020.
A declaration that the appointment of Caretaker Committees for the Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, and Osun states by the 1st defendant single-handedly is illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional not being the appropriate organ to run the affairs of the said affected state councils. “A declaration that the existence of the said caretaker committees for more than three months is illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional.
