Osun State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has pleaded with Governor Ademola Adeleke to lift the state government’s ban on its activities in the state.
The acting state chairman of the union, Alhaji Kazeem Oyewale, who made the appeal yesterday during the stakeholders meeting held at the zonal headquarters of the union in Osogbo, said the embargo placed on members’ activities had blocked their means of livelihoods.
He also begged for the intervention of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, and other traditional rulers across the state on the matter, pleading with them to intercede on their behalf.
Oyewale stated that since the union was proscribed in late November 2022, despite the fact that the union (NURTW) is known as one of the major employers of labour and major contributors to the country’s economy, it has become difficult for members to carry out their responsibilities in their families.
According to him, NURTW is known to be one of the major employers of labour and significant contributors to the country’s economy, adding that their withdrawal from service will no doubt hurt the state’s economy.
He noted that the recent needless attack, harassment, intimidation and threat to the lives of their members by alleged members of Osun State Transport Management Service (OSTMS) in their various motor parks in the state, adding that some of their members were ejected from their parks, where they eke out their daily living.
In his words, “The members of OSTMS and NURTW in the state are brothers of different age groups, religious backgrounds, and political affiliations typical of a democratic system setting.
