By Adigun Ajisafe
The Osun State Transport Management System (OSTMS) has accused the officials of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) behind invaded its State Secretariat.
It would recalled that a group of people led by former State Secretary of the National Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Comrade Morounkade Akinade invaded the Osun State Transport Management on Tuesday.
The OSTMS alleged that some suspended members of the union have been working with officials of N.U.R.T.W outside the state to create anarchy and keep the OSTMS disunited in a bid to bring back NURTW.
Speaking on the attack on union Secretariat on Wednesday, the State Secretary, Osun State Transport Management System (OSTMS), Alhaji Mukaila Popoola condemned the recent attack on the union Secretariat by those he described as disgruntled elements within the union.
Popoola said that carted away cash and ticket valued at N6,450,000.
He called on security operatives to arrest and question those individuals behind the attack on the secretariat.
According to him, “We are all aware of the action of some disgruntled elements, some from within our organization in conjunction with hired hoodlums invaded our secretariat to steal and carted away sun and ticket valued at #6,450,000.
“They were also said to have organized a fake protest against the leadership of our park management system under Comrade Wakeel Nurudeen Oluronbi (ALOWONLE).
”This is to that there is unity among the Osun State Transport management System in the state for for emphasis sake. The leadership of Nurudeen Wakeel Alowonle is not extorting any of the group or branches.
“The leadership under alowonle, have never been found wanting by the state government as we account in detail for tickets given to us as and when due,
“The Adeleke dynasty have never at any point requested for any money from the OSTMS leadership, group or branch for whatsoever reasons.
“OSTMS, as a body inaugurated by the government of Asiwaju Dr. Senator Ademla Nurudeen Adeleke, remain loyal and committed to the administration and will not allow disgruntled element being used by some political opposition to bring back the dark days of NURTW to Osun State.
“It should be noted that Wasiu Arogundade (AROSO), Jelili Moronkade, Nurudeen Sulaimon (BIGGIE), Akeem Mustapha ( ABBEY ASHIPA), have been working with officials of N.U.R.T.W outside the state to create anarchy and keep the O.S.T.M.S disunited in a bid to bring back NURTW,
specifically to antagonize the re-election of our performing Governor.
“These persons in conjunction with hoodlums, including, Oyeyemi Olalekan, (Emir), Olawale Moshood, (Lion) and Alapadupe among others should be arrested by the security operatives to question them for invading our secretariat and stealing within. And also for attempting to kill our Chairman, Wakeel Nurudeen (Alowonle) on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. While we await Police action on the above, we hereby state that Osun Ştate Transport Management System have confidence in the leadership of Wakeel Nurudeen. He is a team leader, calm and resourceful.
“We also declared our untainted support for the re-election of our Governor, Asiwaju Dr. Senator Ademla Nurudeen Adeleke to continue his good work till
2030.
“We warn members of the NURTW outside Osun State, using some of our suspended members to create crisis in OSTMS in the state to stop as they will not achieve any meaningful success. We have said bye bye to NURTW and we will not return to the fold again,” he said
