The National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has nullified the appointment of an ad-hoc committee put in place by Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu to run the affairs of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in the State and re-instated the elected leadership of the Union.
Justice Maureen Esowe held that the act of Lagos State government in suspending the national unions operations in the state and setting up a caretaker committee is illegal and unconstitutional.
The court also restrained the state government from further interfering with the operations of the union’s exco.
Members of the RTEAN besieged the court in their numbers to witness the proceedings. Police officials were also on ground to keep the peace.
In Sept. 2022, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had ordered the immediate suspension of all activities of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in the state.
