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.