Delegates from the South-West region have stated their support for the current National President, Mr. Tajudeen Baruwa, ahead of the election for the National Union of Road Transport Workers national offices.
The Caretaker Chairmen of the Union from the six South-West states rose from a meeting held in Osogbo, Osun State, and expressed their support for Baruwa, praising his remarkable leadership abilities.
Mr. Olalekan Folorunsho, the union’s Zonal Chairman, signed a statement made by the NURTW leaders from the zone that were in Osogbo on Wednesday.
Other signatories to the statement include Abideen Olajide (Oyo State Chairman), Joseph Falope (Ekiti State Chairman), Rauf Fakorede (Osun State Chairman), Fatai Adesina ((Lagos State Chairman), Oluwatoyin Olaoye (Ondo State Chairman) and Ismail Mustapha (Ogun State Chairman).
The national officers of the organisation, including a former president, were accused by the union’s leaders of attempting to undermine the union and fomenting discontent in the Ogun, Lagos, and Oyo chapters. In the places where they have been outlawed, they voiced the hope that the NURTW will be allowed to operate again in public transit.
While praising the national president of the union, the South-West Zonal NURTW leaders further said, “He (Baruwa) did not sell out the union because of money. He is the person that has made the union to be existing at the national level. He was bribed but he turned down the offer.
“The meeting held today resolved that the authentic delegates from the South-West zone, who are duly recognised by the national headquarters, do affirm our loyalty to the present administration led by Baruwa.
“We thank the national headquarters under the leadership of Baruwa for standing by our zone despite the travails we are going through at the moment. We are also supporting Baruwa for a second term as the President of the NURTW.”
