By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo
The newly inaugurated Caretaker Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Osun State Council, Alhaji Kazeem Oyewale, popularly known as Ashiri Eniba, has assured residents that peace has returned to motor parks across the state, announcing the resumption of union activities following the resolution of its leadership crisis.
The state council had been embroiled in a leadership dispute between the Oyewale faction and the faction led by Nurudeen Wakili, popularly known as Alowonle. The crisis resulted in protests, violence, disruption of commercial activities and the suspension of union operations in motor parks by local government chairmen across the state.
The council chairmen subsequently announced Oyewale’s appointment as caretaker chairman, and he was later inaugurated by the national leadership of the union despite the Osun State Government’s opposition to the move.
Speaking after assuming office on Saturday, Oyewale said the newly constituted state executive members were recently invited to Abuja, where they were inaugurated to oversee the affairs of the Osun State Council.
