In spirit of Sportsmanship: Agbede Urges Baruwa to Congratulate MC Oluomo

Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede has advised Alhaji Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa to demonstrate sportsmanship by congratulating Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (MC Oluomo) on his election as president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).

Agbede drew from his personal experience, recalling how he graciously congratulated Baruwa when he won the presidency in 2019, despite initially being unhappy with the outcome.

“In 2019, I congratulated you despite my disappointment, and even promised to work with you for the union’s sake and in all honesty I was working perfectly with for the good of the union, but at a point you started exhibiting some anti-people tendencies which I considered dangerous and harmful to our union, I had to reevaluated my support and we parted ways. Now that the tables have turned against you, I expect you to swallow your pride and congratulate MC Oluomo for the sake of peace in our union”, he said

Agbede lamented that Baruwa’s actions and activities in recent times are already creating tension in the polity, hence the need to mellow down
” You see, I would want you look back and see how much you have benefited from the union.The NURTW had been very good to you. You have achieved so much from the union. You are one of the previlledge few that have gained tremendously from the union.You have occupied nearly all the posts anybody can aspire to in the union. At various times, you have been unit, branch, state and zonal chairman. At the national level, you have been vice president, National treasurer and president, so what else are you looking for.It is not proper don’t bite the finger that is feeding you”, he advised

Agbede emphasized that leadership should not be a do-or-die affair, but rather a genuine desire to serve the people. “If you truly want to serve our people, it shouldn’t be about winning at all costs,” he added.

Interestingly, this call for sportsmanship comes amidst a complex leadership dispute within the NURTW with Baruwa fighting vigourously against the choice of the people of south west