We are not part of the Mofor motor park crisis rocking Udu, NURTW clears self

By Ejiro Akpomedaye,

Following leadership crisis rocking Express Junction and Mofor Motor Park; in Udu Local Government Area, Delta State which led to the death of three persons, leaving others several injured, the National Union of Road Transport Workers’ Union (NURTW) Udu Branch ‘A’, B’ and C, dissociated themselves from the crisis.

Recalled that leadership crisis by members of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) had left three people death, dissociating itself from RTEAN crisis, NURTW declared (RTEAN) and its activities illegal.

Investigation had revealed that the Delta ministry of Transport through a letter signed by Director of Transport, declared NURTW as the only recognized Union in the state, advising RTEAN and other Union to seek recognition from the state before carry out operations.

However, RTEAN seems to be operating only in Express Junction and Mofor Motor-Park in the whole state, a situation which has become worrisome to transporters in the area.

However, in a statement duly signed by the three Chairmen, Comr. Felix Osikprako, Branch A, Comr. Felix Omoh, Branch B and Comr. Yakubu Dikeji, Branch C’ respectively, NURTW said alleged that the Udu Council Vice Chairman, in his report in Vanguard of Wednesday 27th 2018 allegedly tried to mislead the general public by refusing to identify the illegal Union allegedly responsible for the killings in Udu LGA.

The statement reads in parts; “We the Leadership of Udu NURTW are surprise at the statement credited to Udu council boss, using the word ‘Express motor parks’ instead of mentioning the illegal Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) that have been causing crisis in Udu, and the said Union is only operating in Express Junction Mofor and not known in the State. Even after directive have been given by the state government to all local government councils to comply with NURTW, it is only Udu Council that is still parading the illegal Union which has led to deaths of youths in Udu.

“We therefore, state unequivocally that Udu Branches A, B and C of NURTW are not in any crisis whatsoever and we are at peace with our Udu people and the state government in general.”