Osun 2026: NURTW has vowed that it will vote out Governor Ademola Adeleke in 2026
The Osun State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has vowed that it will vote out Governor Ademola Adeleke in 2026.
This decision was taken by the leadership of the Osun NURTW at a meeting in Ilesa on Wednesday.
Addressing journalists on behalf of the Osun NURTW Central Working Committee (CWC), the Acting Chairman, Kazeem Oyewale, said their decision was based on the fact that Governor Adeleke, on assumption of office, sacked members from operating and replaced them with the Park Manager system.
Oyewale, who decried the maltreatment meted out to the members of the Union by the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke since its inception, said no stone would be left unturned to ensure the return of APC to government in 2026.
The acting NURTW Chairman, while acknowledging the non-partisanship of the union, noted that it has become imperative for the members to align with the political party that recognizes their existence and champions the welfare and general well-being of its members.
He said, “Those who are suffering in this government of Adeleke are many, and our members are part of them because he sacked them when he assumed office in 2022.
“There is no gainsaying; anybody who sees the sacking of people needs to work assiduously to ensure that he gets sacked. Our members are fully ready to ensure that we sack Adeleke while seeking re-election in 2026.
“It is on record that our Union was scrapped immediately the incumbent Governor took over the mantle of leadership of the state, and since then hundreds of our members have been rendered jobless, idle, and redundant for no just cause.
“While we remain resolute in our determination to take back our position as it used to be in the past, before the inception of the present government, we are equally ready to give our absolute support to the party that recognized us while in government, and I can assure you that very soon our position will be restored.”
Oyewale also noted that NURTW is an apolitical union amidst reports that its ex-chair, Folorunso Salami, joined a political party with members of the union.
He said, “I feel compelled to address the recent reports concerning the former Osun NURTW Chairman, Chief Olalekan Folorunsho, who allegedly switched political affiliations and purportedly led union members to follow suit. It is imperative to clarify that NURTW is a non-partisan union that unites law-abiding citizens working in the road transport sector.
“We are not in any way in agreement with whatever decision taken by the former chairman politically, as he has his personal choice to make. So, we are using this opportunity to tell the whole world that we know nothing about the alleged political switch and that he (former chairman) doesn’t represent the union in any political party. His tenure as union chairman ended in 2022 when he voluntarily stepped down.
“The Osun Council of NURTW has no involvement in the former chairman’s political transition, and it is crucial to emphasize that our union remains apolitical.
“So, I am elated that this stakeholders’ meeting under my leadership is coming at the right time to address sundry issues bordering on the new development regarding the insinuations of the political affiliation of the former chairman of our union.”
