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Allow us return to parks, NURTW tells Oyo, Ondo, Osun govs after peaceful conferences
Allow us return to parks, NURTW tells Oyo, Ondo, Osun govs after peaceful conferences
National Union of Road Transport Workers has held its state council delegate conferences in 33 out of 36 states of the federation.
New leaders of the union were elected in each of the state council during the delegate conference, the NURTW said in a statement released on Tuesday.
The union appealed to governors of Oyo, Osun and Ondo states to emulate other 33 state governors by allowing NURTW members to return to motor parks in their various states.
It assured the governors that its members would continue to maintain peace and provide jobs for the teeming youths.
The statement by the union read in part, “It was democracy at work in various National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) state councils as members trooped out to elect new leaders in their various state councils on Thursday, November 29, 2023.
“The national headquarters simultaneously organised state delegate conference for the state councils of the union.”
Recall that the union on October 25, 2023 in Abuja held its 10th Quadrennial National Delegate Conference where new national leaders were elected to oversee the affairs of the union for the next four years.
A former President of the union Alhaji Najeem Usman Yasin in his bid to ensure oneness and cohesion among members had during his tenure introduced the policy and tradition of ensuring that State Delegate Conferences for all state councils of the union be held same day in all the state councils of the union throughout the federation.
The state delegate conferences were held simultaneously in all the state councils of the union.
In a speech delivered on his behalf across all the state councils, Acting President of the union, Alhaji Aliyu Issa Ore, appealed that “those that will emerge victorious from this election must serve in such a way that demonstrates good leadership, capacity and sacrifice.
“Both leadership and followership must strive through collaborative efforts to turn the union fortunes for better.
“Those to be elected must make provision to carry others along. I therefore urge you all to within your limitations try as much as possible to run an open administration that will be devoid of victimization.”
Ore also urged the new leaders to show committment to fairness, equity and justice, “so that unity and harmony will prevail among members of the union”.
Acting General Secretary of the union, Comrade Kayode Agbeyangi, said the union was able to hold rancour-free state delegate conferences simultaneously in all the state councils.
He pleaded with the governments of the remaining three states, Ondo, Oyo and Osun to allow the NURTW members to return to the motor parks.
He assured them that NURTW would continue to maintain peace and provide jobs for the teeming youths.
He said, “The fact that the NURTW was able to conduct a peaceful and well accepted delegate conferences simultaneously in all the state councils of the union clearly shows that the NURTW is one and indivisible.
“It also shows that all members of the union are solidly behind the national leaders of the union
“It equally showed that our union has come of age. Our members have embraced democracy and peace. Gone were the days when change of leadership in the union was with force whereby members would be using guns and cutlasses to effect change of leaders. Now everything is done democratically without any violence or thuggery.”
He commended members of the union throughout the federation for showing understanding and speaking with one voice while some disgruntled elements were trying to destroy the union because of their selfish interest.
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200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that about 200,000 repentant terrorists have so far dropped their arms and surrendered to troops in the North East, noting that the twin strategy of kinetic and non-kinetic operations was responsible for this achievement.
The CDS made this known at the Security and Justice Symposium organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in collaboration with the British High Commission, which began at the National Counterterrorism Centre in Abuja on Tuesday.
He disclosed that the theme of the symposium, ”Securing Peace, Ensuring Justice, Protection, Conduct, and Accountability,” speaks volumes about the deluge of security challenges the armed forces and security agencies are facing.
His words, “All the challenges we are facing today have to do with fairness, equity, justice, and accountability.
“There will not be peace without justice, equity, fairness, and accountability. In our operations, we are conducting both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies, which have to a large extent yielded significant successes, and we want to particularly thank the National Security Adviser for his great support in this regard.
“Nigeria is going through so many challenges, and we feel we’re able to address this, and everybody has a sense of belonging. A lot of the security challenges we are having, we are sure, will go down. I want to thank the National Security Advisor for all the support he’s given us, both the kinetic and the non-kinetic.
“We have said it; the kinetic aspect is just less than 30%. The non-kinetic has a lot to play. The non-kinetic, because when you have democracy, people must have the evidence of democracy. As long as it tells people to sleep well and be peaceful, and they are hungry, their children cannot eat, and all this creates more problems.
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“The issue of informants. We have to look at how we tackle this issue of informants. Because these are the people who have created the issue.
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
The spokesperson for the police in Delta State, SP Bright Edafe, has confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state.
Mr Edafe, who disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Warri, said that the deceased were killed from the bullets shot by their gang members.
According to him, the incident occurred on Wednesday at Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.
Mr Edafe explained that the deceased were leading the police surveillance team attached to the Ekpan Division to their hideout when they were caught during a shoot-out.
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“The suspects were arrested at Effurun roundabout with a bag containing 57 live cartridges and other items. They were leading the surveillance team to their hideout at Warri/Sapele road when their gang members, on sighting the vehicle of the police team, engaged them in a shootout.During the gun duel, the arrested suspects that were leading the police team were fatally wounded by the gun shot of their colleagues. The two injured suspects were taken to the hospital and later died while receiving treatment,” he said.
Mr Edafe said that items recovered from the hoodlums hideout included: one English pump action gun, one locally made cut-to-size gun and eight live cartridges.
Others were: six iPhones, Smart phones and a Rolex wrist watch.
He said that the command had intensified manhunt on the fleeing members of the gang.
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
(NAN)
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