The leadership of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has expressed its readiness to deal decisively with individuals who deliberately parade themselves as leaders of the association as against court order.
President of the association, Comrade Eriyo Osakpmwan, speaking through his lawyer Barrister Olayiwola Afolabi, said for some members to be working in breach of Court order which restrained them from parading themselves as leaders, and having any dealings with the association, he would file a motion of commuter to prison for their disobedience.
Afolabi who led Barrister Eze Simon and Barrister A. S Garba on the case said that nobody was bigger than the law of the land.
He said they would ensure the rules of law and order of the National Industrial Court (NIC) is obeyed.
“It is really funny for them to be invading service by the court bailey since about four weeks now. We are also approaching the court for a substituted services, we have also filed a motion on notice before the court on the bridge of order, So, the next thing will be a commuter to prison for failing to obey court order.
“Let me thank all the members of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria that came all over the country for the case today in Abuja, we have been made to understand that, the case is still with the Acting President of NIC, that both parties will be communicated on a date to be fix.
“But the most important thing here now is that, the restraining order still remained, which gives it live to enforce the court order. So, as we speak , the only recognised Executive National President of RTEAN, is Comrade Eriyo Osakpmwan, anybody who parade himself as president, is close to prison,” he said.
The NIC had restrained the former Lagos state chairman, Alhahi Musa Mohammed, and six others from parading themselves as officers or having any dealings with the association.
