The faction of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Osun State led by Kazeem Oyewale, popularly known as Asiri Eniba, has resumed operations across motor parks in the state, declaring that the leadership crisis within the union has been resolved. The announcement comes despite Governor Ademola Adeleke’s earlier directive suspending NURTW activities following violent clashes between rival factions.

Speaking after assuming office as chairman of the Osun State Council, Oyewale said the new executive had been inaugurated by the national leadership of the union in Abuja and had officially taken charge of the council’s affairs. He maintained that peace had returned to motor parks across the state and urged members who had stayed away during the crisis to resume their normal activities.

Oyewale appealed to residents not to associate commercial drivers with violence, describing NURTW members as law-abiding citizens committed to maintaining peace. He also called on the Nigeria Police Force to conclude investigations into the killing of some union members during the crisis and urged the Osun State Government to cooperate with the union’s new leadership.

The Interim Secretary of the Osun State Council, Ayinde Mutiu Olakunle, also assured the public that normal activities had resumed at motor parks across the state. He appealed to members to embrace peace, avoid violence and work together to strengthen the union, insisting that the NURTW remained one united family despite the recent leadership dispute.

The development follows days of tension and violent confrontations between rival factions of the union, which prompted the Osun State Government to suspend NURTW operations in motor parks as part of efforts to restore order. However, the state government has maintained that it only suspended union activities and did not dissolve the recognised NURTW leadership, leaving the dispute over the union’s legitimate leadership unresolved.