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Lagos govt returns MC Oluomo as head of motor parks committee

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed Musiliu Akinsanya as the head of a committee to oversee the affairs of all motor parks and garages in the state.

The appointment came some hours after the National Union of Road Transport Workers had sacked Akinsanya (popularly known as MC Oluomo) as the chairman of its Lagos State council

A statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso,

said the government set up the Parks Management Committee in fulfilment of the government’s promise to ensure that the leadership crisis rocking the NURTW was not allowed to threaten law and order in the state.

“The government has, therefore, exercised its constitutional powers to ensure that no vacuum, which can disrupt the peace of our dear state, is allowed to exist in the parks,” the statement said.

“This is a duty we owe all Lagosians and visitors.”

Last month, the state government had announced the suspension of NURTW activities in parks and garages across the state.

The suspension followed a conflict between Mr Akinsanya and the NURTW national body, which led the former to withdraw the membership of the Lagos State council from the union.

On Wednesday, the NURTW national body had announced the dissolution of the Lagos State council because of MC’s alleged failure to show remorse and refusal to apologise.

While MC Oluomo will serve as the chairman of the committee, Hakeem Odumosu, the retired former police commissioner in Lagos, will act as the Government Liaison Officer.

Read full statement below:

Lagos Govt sets up Parks Management Committee

The Lagos State Government has set up a committee to oversee the affairs of all motor parks and garages in the state.

This is in fulfillment of the Government’s promise to ensure that events in the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) are not allowed to threaten law and order.

The Government has, therefore, exercised its constitutional powers to ensure that no vacuum, which can disrupt the peace of our dear state,is allowed to exist in the parks. This is a duty we owe all Lagosians and visitors.

Members of the committee said to have been selected following consultations with stakeholders in the sector are

1. Mr Hakeem Odumosu (AIG Rtd) – Government Liaison Officer

2. Alh Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya – Chairman

3. Alh Sulyman B. Ojora – (Deputy Chairman)

4. Dr. Taiwo Olufemi Salaam (Secretary)

5. Comrade Olayiwola Lemboye

6. Alh Mustapha Adekunle

7. Alh Ganiyu Shittu

8. Alh Mukaila Runsewe

9. Alh Sulyman Yusuf

10. Alh Mufutau Mutiu

11. Alh Yinka Hassan