The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) says it has suspended one of its Lagos State Vice Chairmen, Mr Oluwaseyi Bamgbose, popularly known as ‘Student’ for instigating unrest in the association.
Its National President, Alhaji Musa Muhammed, announced this in a statement in Lagos through the National Publicity Secretary of the union, Alhaji Abdulrahman Amusan.
Muhammed, also the Lagos State Chairman of RTEAN, said Bamgbose moves and actions recently were capable of inflammation violence in the Lagos State Council of the association.
He said that Bamgbose had earlier in the day organise an illegal protest at Alausa Secretariat with some disgruntled elements in his efforts to create violence and unrest in the association.
Muhammed said that the intention and plot of Bamgbose was to cause trouble so much that the State Government would regard the peaceful association as uncoordinated and subsequently place a ban of its activities.
“While the fight was going at Iyana Iba instigated by him, he was organising another protest in Ikeja so that government will see us as if we are fighting and take over our operations.
“Bamgbose wants to create an impression that all is not well in the association.
“RTEAN has taken a decisive action against him, he has been put on suspension according to the association’s rules and regulations.
“The union is a discipline organisation and will never tolerate or condone any act of violence especially during this campaign period and elections that is.coming. The union cannot afford any act of violence,” Muhammed said.
According to him, his tenure is still running as the duly elected chairman of the state council and loved by majority of the members of the association.
According to him, there is a process to become anything in the association and anyone who has any aspiration or ambition should wait and follow a due process instead of using violence.
“If you want to be President or Chairman or anything in the association, there is a process.
“If there is any grudge or complaints, there is equally a process where you can report the matter and it will be critically looked into and resolve.
“Instead of that Bamgbose decided to go and invite some hoodlums, cult guys and street urchins to come and disturb and destabilise the peace in their number.
“The union is taking appropriate action to discipline him according to rules and regulations of the association,” he added.
Muhammed said that Bamgbose was one of the Vice Chairman under his leadership and zonal Chairman in Ojo Zone six of RTEAN.
The president said that RTEAN is an association of owners of vehicles and not thugs. (NAN)