Osun Govt Declares NURTW Chairman Appointment Invalid

The Osun State Government has declared the appointment of Kazeem Oyewale, known as Asiri Eniba, as Chairman of the Osun State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) as “null and void and of no effect.” The government reaffirmed that Comrade Nurudeen Alowonle and his executive are the only recognized leadership of the union in the state. In a statement issued on Friday in Osogbo by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, it was noted that the APC Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) acted illegally by attempting to suspend NURTW officers and inaugurate a caretaker committee.

The dispute arose after the State Security Council suspended all NURTW activities in motor parks due to alleged violent activities. The government clarified that Governor Ademola Adeleke did not dissolve the NURTW leadership and that the tenure of the Alowonle executive is still valid.

The government urged security agencies to maintain peace in motor parks while the Alowonle-led executive continues to operate according to national guidelines.