Its wars, why they are fought The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) is a fat cow for all to milk, hence violence, killings. It may seem irrelevant in social cycles, but it is very powerful in so many ways. Its members may also not appear in corporate outfits, with latest technological gadgets to operate with, and use mostly “makeshift” offices, but they are worth billions of naira. The NURTW, believed to have about 4 million members across Nigeria, is reckoned with in so many ways. They control a large chunk of road transport revenue in Nigeria, spinning huge sums for the officials, power and influence in the society.

A member of the union in Kaduna State said it’s not a limited liability company; hence they are not required to invest. He, however, explained that they used such funds to meet the union’s financial obligations. Most times, these revenues are unaccounted or budgeted for. In fact, most of the workers and officials don’t even any vehicle plying the routes. The multi-billion naira union No doubt, the NURTW is a multi-billion naira union with “unending” revenue sources. A quick check will reveal that they rake in money from park registration for vehicles, registration renewal, daily ticket purchases, courier/goods services, penalties and loading fee, among other miscellaneous charges. For instance, from Berger Motor Park, Ogba, Ojota, Ikeja, Ojuelegba to Oshodi, CMS/Obalende, Iyana Ipaja, Iyana Iba, down to Ajah, Epe Park in Lagos, daily streams of cash flow into the NURTW coffers.

Lagos, the nation’s commercial nerve centre, with an estimated population of over 21million people, is unarguably the most profitable state in Nigeria for transport business, with the commercial transporters conveying millions of passengers daily within and outside the city. Though there are no official figures on the number of commercial vehicles plying Lagos roads, at least all the parks combined convey millions of passengers daily. On a busy morning of Wednesday when our correspondent visited Berger Park under Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), many buses were on the queue conveying passengers to various destinations like Obalende, Oshodi-Gbagada-Iyana Oworo; Bariga, Ketu, Ahmadiyya-Agbado-Ijaiye-Tollgate-Sango Ota, among others.

It only took about 20 minutes to have the first bus on the queue filled up with passengers. The situation was not different at Ogba/Ijaiye motor park. Though many drivers were being cautious in reeling out important facts about their operation, what was glaring is the magnitude of tolling – legitimate and illegitimate – and charges paid to various groups and unions. Also at one of the motor parks in Ikeja, the blue cab plying Ikeja/International Airport road pays N100 on every trip, an equivalent of fare paid by a passenger.

One of the drivers, Mr. Ladipo Adewole, confirmed that the money is different from the daily ticket fee they pay on resumption of duty. “As you can see, we pay N100 from every N400 collected from passengers and we are left with just N300 per trip. The greatest beneficiary is the NURTW, which sells daily ticket to drivers for N200, apart from other charges. Besides, companies operating inter-state pay higher charges, depending on the mileage they cover by each trip. More than 60 per cent of drivers are members of the NURTW. There are also affiliate unions of motorcycle and tricycle riders.

Findings by Daily Trust on Sunday indicated that the NURTW in Lagos has 180 branches spread across the 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs). Each of the branches has a minimum of 10 units while some have as much as 30, depending on the size of the local government. Also, each unit has an executive of at least 13 members overseeing over a minimum of 1000 members.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/big-money-big-trouble-the-story-of-nigerias-multi-billion-naira-transport-union.html

OK...I want to be a billionaire too...I don't mind the attention it attracts

It is a dirty work but craving big money. Just for thuggery. Cool person can't take a bow to the work. Meanwhile, you can get Latest and Top Rated hundreds of Movies and Series in HD quality into your External drives and PCs at affordable prices. Lagosians and non Lagosians, please help a bro today by patronizing, that's a best gift for Movies Junkies.

What a horrible article.. sounds like the writer had a poor breakfast.

MC oluomo comes to mind.

Violence and NURTW are synonymous... Kudos to Gov seyi makinde for what he's doing in Oyo state.

No work is dirty, as long as it puts food on your table, clothes and shelters you.

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MC oluomo enterprise

That is why Ibadan ban nurtw i wish other state can follow the direction

Sunnycliff:
No work is dirty, as long as it puts food on your table, clothes and shelters you.

that branch of hustling is the most fetish branch of hustling in this country. Damn!

Kraze dey worry dem

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I wish federal government can just disengage that nonsense and look for a more coorporate body to take over... People who have no life or have no hustle will just be collecting hundred naira from bus/can drivers per trip.. instead make them go find work.

Moreover why they all bear ridiculous Nick names.. Tokyo, Kunle poly, auxiliary, oluomo, Koko Zaria , olorunwa, hamburger etc

Fentanyl:




i see you are still selling stolen and pirated illegally downloaded movies

i hope one day people steal your sweat and sell it for their own profit

if you've ever sent a movie you downloaded Illegally to a friend to watch.... What you wished this dude will go back to you...

Life of a thug.

Healthwise2:
Violence and NURTW are synonymous... Kudos to Gov seyi makinde for what he's doing in Oyo state.

Seyi Makinde released Auxiliary from prison to come and be NURTW chair.

Can a conductor one day become the chairman?

Donalben:
OK...I want to be a billionaire too...I don't mind the attention it attracts

You can try yahoo and I am sure e go pay
Ajeh

Interesting read.....

Infact, on my way to office everyday i think about these miscreants,the only job they do is renewal of their juju. What we don't take note of is that, indirectly we are the one these guys are milking, when their girlfriends come visiting, they collect money from drivers. From Festac to CMS, these guys collect nothing less #1,200 per bus. And in turn these drivers increase the fare, a journey that should not be more than #100-150, they start collecting #200. the bitter truth is that these guys are living large at our expense...it's obvious from the way the likes of MC spends on all these Oloshos that call themselves yoruba movie actresses. We really need to wake up in this country.

Even on NL we have agberos in the name of mods

those money been collected are taxes meant to develop the roads and other infrastructure....these money ends up in private pockets of people like mc oluomo who uses them to sponsor his kids to school abroad and have a nice life....while people perish on our roads on a daily basis...God dey cinema he dey look una

Chairman of NURTW in Nigeria is richer than most state governors all because of corruption

Bola TINUBU is their grand patron..

HappyPagan:
What a horrible article.. sounds like the writer had a poor breakfast.

To be sincere, I also didn't enjoy the article. The writer did a good job of getting a good topic and visiting the field to make research but he blew it up by not arranging his points in a logical manner that grabs his reader and guides from the first line to the end.

At least he/she made an effort, and I appreciate that.

However, I do not appreciate your criticism. It's closer to destruction than construction.Try to make useful and constructive criticisms.

Your statement will only demoralize the writer not help him improve.

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That Union is a mafia of their own.

Nice story

Stupid Bleep

Stupid thuggery

Thief-nubu and remi will be like: see our boyz doing what they know best

This is what I hate most about Lagos.

These people rob the entire Nigerians everyday

Deomovies:
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I need all Roger Moore and Sean Connery Bond movies. ONLY ROGER MOORE AND SEAN CONNERY.

2. Pirates of the Carribbean 1-3 only.

Others l8a

Thanks