THE governorship election has apparently split the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Edo State with two different groups pledging support for the two major candidates, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the PDP and Godwin Obaseki of the APC.
The split became evident yesterday when Comrade Odion Olaye a factional chairman of the drivers’ union debunked the earlier endorsement of Ize-Iyamu by a faction of the union led by Comrade Warriman Erhengbo. Erhengbo had led the state president of the Drivers’ Welfare Association, Comrade Sunday Eke, and 12 other local government chairmen of the NURTW to the PDP state secretariat to endorse Ize-Iyamu.
Dismissing the endorsement of Ize-Iyamu yesterday, Comrade Olaye said the union is solidly behind the Obaseki in the forthcoming governorship election and appealed to the state Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike to arrest one Mr. Warriman Erhengbo whom he described as an impersonator.
“I was just sworn in last month on the 2nd as chairman of NURTW in the state, and I have my certificate right here in my office. I know Erhengbo as a security man at Egor.
I was sworn in by the National President, Alhaji Najin Usman Yasin with the General Secretary, Comrade Clement Wesco.
“After my swearing-in, we all went to pay a courtesy visit on Governor Adams Oshiomhole.
So I am shocked when we read about somebody saying NURTW is supporting Ize-Iyamu. If that impostor wants to play politics, he should play it somewhere else. We have said it before now that we are backing the APC-led government in the state because they have impacted positively on the lives of our people.
“So we are backing Godwin Obaseki for the governorship. And it is also not true that the state government banned our association in the state. We are working in collaboration with Road Transport Employers Association in rural areas. We have a 40/60 per cent agreement. The governor also promised us that the areas we are not operating on that, that we will soon commence operation, and we are working out the modalities” he stated.
The split became evident yesterday when Comrade Odion Olaye a factional chairman of the drivers’ union debunked the earlier endorsement of Ize-Iyamu by a faction of the union led by Comrade Warriman Erhengbo. Erhengbo had led the state president of the Drivers’ Welfare Association, Comrade Sunday Eke, and 12 other local government chairmen of the NURTW to the PDP state secretariat to endorse Ize-Iyamu.
Dismissing the endorsement of Ize-Iyamu yesterday, Comrade Olaye said the union is solidly behind the Obaseki in the forthcoming governorship election and appealed to the state Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike to arrest one Mr. Warriman Erhengbo whom he described as an impersonator.
“I was just sworn in last month on the 2nd as chairman of NURTW in the state, and I have my certificate right here in my office. I know Erhengbo as a security man at Egor.
I was sworn in by the National President, Alhaji Najin Usman Yasin with the General Secretary, Comrade Clement Wesco.
“After my swearing-in, we all went to pay a courtesy visit on Governor Adams Oshiomhole.
So I am shocked when we read about somebody saying NURTW is supporting Ize-Iyamu. If that impostor wants to play politics, he should play it somewhere else. We have said it before now that we are backing the APC-led government in the state because they have impacted positively on the lives of our people.
“So we are backing Godwin Obaseki for the governorship. And it is also not true that the state government banned our association in the state. We are working in collaboration with Road Transport Employers Association in rural areas. We have a 40/60 per cent agreement. The governor also promised us that the areas we are not operating on that, that we will soon commence operation, and we are working out the modalities” he stated.
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