... Union Blames Vice Chairman
The Lagos State Government has suspended the activities of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nbigeria (RTEAN).
The action followed the bloody fight by members in clashes at Iyana Iba and Lagos Island areas.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Adviser on Transportation, Sola Giwa, said the government would not allow the situation to degenerate.
The official announced the appointment of a 35-member caretaker committee for RTEAN.
The team is chaired by Sulaiman Adeshina Raji, while Bamgbose Oluseyi deputised him.
The Lagos State Police Command has deployed officers to safeguard flashpoints across the metropolis.
FACTUAL NAIJA NEWS gathered that part of the demand of some aggrieved members is the removal of RTEAN President, Musa Mohammed (Maitakobi).
However, Mohammed has suspended the union’s Vice Chairman in Lagos, Oluwaseyi Bamgbose a.k.a. Student.
The president, in a statement by Abdulrahman Amusan, said the unrest in the state was instigated by Bamgbose.