How Tinubu’s Loyalist, MC Oluomo Emerged National Union Of Road Transport Workers, NURTW President As Sole Candidate
MC Oluomo was nominated for the national position by the Ondo State Chairman of the Union and this was seconded by the Ekiti State Chairman.
Apolitical loyalist of President Bola Tinubu, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo has emerged the National President of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).
On Saturday, MC Oluomo was elected as the head of NURTW after being the only candidate to run for the position.
He secured unanimous votes from all of the delegates in the Union’s Quadrennial Delegate Conference for Zone 2 Council of the Union, which was held in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State.
MC Oluomo was nominated for the national position by the Ondo State Chairman of the Union and this was seconded by the Ekiti State Chairman.
Reacting to the result of the election, the Acting National President of the Union, Aliyu Ore, who was represented at the delegate conference maintained that MC Oluomo’s emergence as the incoming president is in line with the Union’s constitution.
MC Oluomo, in his acceptance speech, Musilu Akinsanya emphatically pleaded for forgiveness for his wrongdoings in the past. He appealed to all members of the Union to let go of past divisions and work together as a united family.
“I have forgiven everyone that offends me and I wished those I offended would forgive me as well,” he was quoted as saying by The PUNCH.
He continued: “This is our union and we must be committed to its preservation. We will not allow anyone to destroy our means of livelihood.”
MC Oluomo’s emergence as a sole candidate for the NURTW National President may be connected to the political backing he has received from the Nigerian Government under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu.
In March 2023, SaharaReporters reported how MC Oluomo issued a threat to Igbo people to stay at home – during the governorship election coming up in Lagos at the time – if they did not want to vote for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates.
He was seen in a viral video addressing a gathering and warning their Igbo neighbours not to bother to go to the polling units on Election Day if they intended to vote for candidates other than the ruling party’s flag bearers.
Even though the Nigerian Police Force reacted by denouncing the act, the President’s loyalist is yet to be punished for his conduct that threatened the unity of a multi-ethnic country like Nigeria.
Meanwhile, MC Oluomo has publicly described himself as being owned by Tinubu.
In October 2018, MC Oluomo, in an Instagram post, said Tinubu owned him and that whatever he (Tinubu) wanted was what he (MC Oluomo) would support.
He wrote on his Instagram page, “I am an Asiwaju Bola Ahmend Tinubu Jagaban loyalist, I wear the Jagaban jersey, I’ve been a loyalist since 1999, the first mecca i went is through his execellence in the year 2000, moreso, he as done alot for me, he made me who i am today our relationship has been was very cordial and strong in the area that I grew up in.
“So I’m one of his loyalist that have strong believe in him, he own the party and any where his interest belong I Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya Mc oloumo belong. I and my people in Oshodi formerly endorse HE Akinwunmi Ambode for 2nd term because his government is still working in the shadow of the party national leader, but now the case is vice-visa i have to follow the interest of Bola Ahmend Tinubu and the party decision.
“If Asiwaju Bola Ahmend Tinubu again says is no more Babajide Sanwoolu but someone else, so shall it be.”
