Good day to everyone, wherever you may be watching from. I am Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle, popularly known as Sego, Chairman of the NURTW in Lagos State.
This afternoon, I was invited by the DSS over false allegations, claiming that I insulted some groups while addressing our members. These rumours are baseless.
I have always been a man of peace, and my messages are directed only to our members. Everyone has the right to associate freely and choose their affiliations, and I fully respect that. As we all know, there is always an enemy in every job, and we know where this is coming from. This is clearly an attempt to destabilize me and the NURTW in Lagos State.
I have just been released on bail and remain committed to peace, unity, and the progress of our organization. I also appreciate online bloggers for informing the public, but I strongly warn you not to be biased. Verify information before posting about me or the NURTW. Spread the truth, remain fair, and report responsibly.
Together, let us promote freedom of association, peace, truth, and unity in Lagos State. Thank you, and may God bless us all.
Alh. Mustapha Adekunle Sego
BACKGROUND
In a viral video this week, the Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Adekunle Mustapha aka Sego, was heard threatening anybody who voted against the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State in 2027.
Reacting to the video showing Sego issuing the threat, Chairman of the Obidient Movement, Tanko Yunusa, said Sego’s action showed desperate attempts engineered by the APC because the party does not have the voting strength nor popular support to win free and fair elections in Lagos State.
It said: “The Obidient Movement recalls with grief and sadness, the violence unleashed by this same NURTW members and other thugs, during the 2023 elections, on Nigerian voters in Lagos, particularly members of the Obidient Movement and supporters of Mr Peter Obi and the Labour Party, resulting in the recorded killing and maiming of so many.
“There is no doubt whatsoever that these threats and acts of murder and brigandage are desperate attempts engineered by the APC, realizing that they do not have the voting strength nor popular support to win any elections, free and fair in Lagos, as with generally across the country, having failed to deliver good governance arising from their questionable mandate in the 2023 elections.
“Over the years, actions of murder, thuggery, political violence, extortion and other criminal acts have continued to be associated and even accepted as part of the operation of the NURTW in Lagos.
“We are by this statement calling the attention of President Bola Tinubu, who bears statutory and historical responsibility for this development, the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Police, DSS, Military and all other security agencies to immediately effect the arrest, detention and prosecution of this NURTW Chairman, and all others who have been long involved in the perpetration of these threats, murders and politically related criminal acts.”
