Tag: RTEAN

RTEAN begs Lagos governor to reopen Lagos office

Aminu Imam

The national leadership of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, (RTEAN), has made a passionate appeal to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to reopen its Lagos office, following the crisis in two out of the over 320 chapels of the association. Recall that Sanwo-Olu had reportedly sealed the state office, suspended the entire Lagos state branch of RTEAN and appointed a 35-member caretaker committee to run the affairs of the branch, shortly after the isolated incidents in two chapels. Speaking with newsmen on Saturday in Abuja, the Deputy…

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Ondo: Gov. Akeredolu bans NURTW, RTEAN in entire State

Aminu Imam

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has banned the National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) from all motor parks in the State. Both unions were warned to stop collecting dues and levies from commercial drivers in the State. They were also ordered to vacate the parks in the 18 LGAs and stop collecting dues. Speaking through the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Special Duties and Strategy, Dr. Doyin Odebowale, the governor said the ban of the unions was due…

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“How NURTW attacked our members at Obalende” RTEAN

Aminu Imam

By Saminu Sani, Abuja       The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has called on the state government to urgently intervene in the fracas between it and the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). According to a press release issued by the RTEAN’s National President, Alh. Musa Muhammed Maitakobi, some members of NURTW and RTEAN had on Thursday, at Obalende Motor Park on Lagos Island, engaged in a free-for-all over control of the garage. The Police later restored normalcy. He claimed that the fight occurred because members of NURTW…

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