The Federal and Lagos State Governments have resolved the crisis of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in Lagos State.
The government has lifted the ban on the union.
The resolution laid to rest the contentious issue of RTEAN leadership with the unanimous appointment of a new leadership for the union in Lagos State.
In a letter signed by the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, to the Secretary General Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Adeshina Teslim (aka Okolomo), has been appointed as the new Chairman of RTEAN in Lagos State with effect from January 1.
According to Ribadu, the Lagos State Office of RTEAN and all properties hitherto taken away are hereby returned to the union.
He stated that the operation of RTEAN in all motor parks in Lagos State is to resume with immediate effect.
“No member of RTEAN will be victimized by the Union or Lagos State Government for their role in the dispute. Lagos State Government, its agencies and the general public are to be intimated about the peaceful resolution.
“On this premise, you are humbly requested to intimate the union on the amicable resolution of the dispute and the highlights of the agreements reached,” the NSA stated in the letter.
Ribadu noted that the action was in compliance with the provisions of Item 6 of the Memorandum of Understanding dated October 2, 2023 between the FGN and the Organised Labour to intervene in the crisis to facilitate peaceful resolution of the issues.
The intervention of the FGN, he said, was also in line with the commitment of the present administration to bolster industrial harmony and ensure strict adherence to the rule of law.
Reacting to his appointment, Teslim thanked the Federal Government through the National Security Adviser for successfully resolving the issues in Lagos state RTEAN and the TUC.
He hailed RTEAN President Alhaji Musa Muhammad Metakobi, for ensuring there was no conflict or violence in Lagos state.
Teslim specially appreciated Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the appointment and also ending the crisis in the union.
“I also thank the Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila; Chief of Staff to the Governor, Tayo Ayinde; the Lagos State Commissioner of Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi; and Special Adviser to the Governor on Transport, Sola Giwa,” Teslim said.
