Transportation

NURTW Crisis: Ondo Inaugurates Motor Parks Management Committee

By Web News 955

Ondo State Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa has inaugurated the State Motor Parks Management Committee calling on the leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in the state to resolve its leadership crisis.

The inauguration which took place at Cocoa Conference Hall, Governor’s Office Alagbaka, Akure, had in attendance key government officials led by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Princess Oladunni Odu.

Mr Aiyedatiwa said the Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu-led government was not insensitive to the genuine concerns over ensuring a peaceful atmosphere in motor parks across the state, hence the establishment of the newly created State Motor Parks Management Committee.

He said the 21-man committee led by Jacob Adebo Idajo has Evangelist Festus Obasoto as Vice Chairman, with Bayode Gbenga as Secretary was saddled with the responsibility of overseeing the activities of all commercial vehicle operators in all the motor parks across the state.

The Deputy Governor lamented that the lingering crisis in the Ondo State Branch of NURTW which had created a leadership vacuum necessitated government intervention, and led to the setting up of the committee.

He further disclosed that the committee members were a product of widespread consultations and extensive deliberations hence the need for them to justify the confidence reposed in them.

Olufisoye Adenitan

Politics

Ondo Guber Race: Deputy Governor Defects to PDP

By Web News 899

Ondo State Deputy Governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, dumping the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The Deputy Governor resigned his membership of the APC at Ward 2, Apoi, In Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

This came a day after he was prevented from moving out of the government house in Akure with his pilot vehicle.

While picking his PDP membership card, Mr Agboola Ajayi said he was returning to the PDP being one of the founding fathers of the party.

Receiving the deputy governor, PDP chairman in Apoi Ward 2, Mr Festus Oboro said Mr Agboola had simply returned home promising that the party would support him in all ways.

The deputy governor’s resignation from APC puts an end to the speculation trailing his planned defection.

The Press Secretary to the deputy governor, Mr Tope Okeowo in a chat with Radio Nigeria confirmed that Mr Ajayi has also obtained the PDP membership card.

He is expected to be received at the PDP Secretariat in Akure within the week.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi has shown interest in the governorship contest saying he would participate in the PDP primary with other qualified aspirants. 

Mr. Ajayi debunked speculations that he had been adopted as the PDP governorship by the National Working Committee of the party.

The Deputy Governor in a statement signed by his press secretary, Tope Okeowo promised not to undermine the peaceful atmosphere that attracted him to the PDP.

Olumide Abudu