Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
The Osun State Government has moved to clarify widespread misinterpretations surrounding the status of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in the state, insisting that Governor Ademola Adeleke did not dissolve the union's leadership but only suspended its activities in motor parks to restore peace and order. The clarification was contained in a statement issued on Friday, July 24, 2026, by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, following what the government described as a deliberate misrepresentation of the outcome of the State Security Council meeting held on Thursday.
According to the government, the Security Council only suspended the activities of the NURTW in all motor parks across the state pending the restoration of peace and order, stressing that the directive did not affect the union's leadership. "The attention of the Osun State Government has been called to the misinterpretation and misrepresentation of the outcome of the Security Council meeting yesterday wherein the state government suspended all activities of the NURTW in all the motor parks in Osun State because of the activities of some hoodlums," the statement read.
The government alleged that a group led by Kazeen Oyewale, popularly known as Asiri Eniba, had wrongly interpreted the suspension as the dissolution of the Alowonle-led executive and claimed there was a vacuum to justify the inauguration of a caretaker committee. "At no time did the state government dissolve the executives of the NURTW at all levels. What the Security Council directive is all about is to suspend all activities of the union in all our parks pending the restoration of peace in all the parks," the statement said.
Reaffirming its position, the government maintained that Comrade Wakeel Nurudeen Alowonle and his executive remain the substantive leadership of the union. "We need to reiterate that the Alowonle-led executives are the only recognised leadership of the Osun State NURTW both by the national leadership of the union and by the Osun State Government," the statement added. The government also noted that Alowonle and his executive were appointed by the national leadership of the NURTW under Comrade MC Oluomo in line with the regulations and guidelines of the national union, submitting that "there is no vacuum in the leadership of the union."
The government further directed security agencies to remove Asiri Eniba and his supporters from motor parks across the state. "The Osun State Governor hereby directs all our security agents to flush out Asiri Eniba and his gang from all our motor parks without further delay as he has no legal basis to be there in all ramifications," the statement said. It added that normal union activities would resume once security improves. "The government states that, as soon as the security of our parks improves, the NURTW led by Comrade Wakeel Alowonle will continue to operate normally in various parts of the state smoothly without hindrance."
Governor Adeleke had earlier directed the immediate suspension of all activities of the NURTW in motor parks across the state as part of measures to restore order and strengthen public security, following a leadership crisis that had led to violent clashes and the takeover of the union's secretariat by a rival faction. However, the governor had also clarified that the directive does not amount to a shutdown of motor parks but is specifically targeted at the activities of the transport union. "The Governor stated yesterday that the parks are not closed and should not be closed," Alimi said.
The clarification comes amid a deepening crisis within the Osun NURTW, which has been plagued by factional disputes and violent confrontations. On Tuesday, a faction loyal to Kazeem Oyewale took over the union's state secretariat, despite the suspension of its activities. The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has also weighed in, describing the governor's ban on NURTW activities as illegal and a breach of the Constitution. However, the state government has remained firm, insisting that the suspension was a necessary security measure and that the Alowonle-led executive remains the only recognised leadership of the union.
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