Makinde’s Appointee ‘Unleashing Mayhem’ On Oyo People–NURTW

The National Union of Road Transport Workers has urged Governor Seyi Makinde to rein in his appointee who has allegedly terrorized people of the state by his activities as manager of the state’s Park Management System.

The appointee, Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxiliary, has been accused of unleashing terror on innocent people of Oyo State.

The Deputy General Secretary of NURTW, Alhaji Suleiman Musa, who said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Ibadan on Friday, said the union had expelled Auxiliary since 2011 before he was given appointment by Governor Seyi Makinde.

He said NURTW as a union should not be linked with the mayhem which occured in Iwo Road on Monday because his members were not part of the Park Management System introduced by Makinde.

The NURTW statement read, ” Mukaila Lamidi a.k.a Auxiliary, appointed as chairman of the the notorious Park Managers outfit created by the Oyo State governor was expelled from the union way back in the year 2011 before he was empowered to unleash mayhem on the good people of Oyo State under the guise of running parks for the government.

” Governor Seyi Makinde had proscribed the National Union of Road Transport Workers in the state since May 31, 2019, hence the union viewed the persistent reports linking it with the nefarious activities of the governor’s appointee as highly unacceptable.

“The union is urging the Oyo State Government to do the needful and call him to order to prevent avoidable clashes resulting in wanton destruction of properties and loss of lives.

“The NURTW as a body of law abiding individuals making a living in the transport sector and averse to all forms of violent activities capable of putting their sources of livelihoods in jeopardy.

” The constitution of the union is very clear in dealing with identified dissidents or bad eggs like the expelled appointee of the governor whose conduct so far had justified the position of the NURTW that such elements should not be accommodated among peace loving members.

” The union appeals to the media and the general public to stop attributing the excesses of the ignoble park Managers Outfit of the Oyo State Government or the nefarious undertaking of its appointed Chairman to the NURTW.”