End of an Era for MC Oluomo

No matter how long a tiger reigns over a mountain range, it will eventually return to the earth, back into the embrace of the soil that fed him. This is almost the case with prominent figures like MC Oluomo (real name Musiliu Akinsanya). Finally stepping down as the Chairman of the Lagos Road Transport Union, some Lagosians have been sent into a daze, reminiscing the flavour of MC Oluomo’s reign.

Sentiments vary, but the general gist is that MC Oluomo will not return to this position ever again, and may gradually lose his relevance as a mover and shaker in the state.

For someone who only oversaw the matters of road transport workers, MC Oluomo wielded a lot of power. Commentators have different things to say about him: that he was a glorified thug; that he had the natural intelligence to partner with winning people and remain a constant in political struggles; or that he lived by survival instincts, doing anything to be worthy.

The sketch of MC Oluomo’s place in the corridors of power in Lagos has now come to an end. All those speculations will gradually fade, giving way to new ones, such as why MC Oluomo stepped down and what is next on his agenda.

Regarding the first, it is rumoured that President Bola Tinubu, MC Oluomo’s support, pressured him into stepping down. Regarding the second, it is claimed that the authorities offered MC Oluomo the position of National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).

Whatever is true, MC Oluomo’s time as the lord of road fares in Lagos has ended.