Osun 2026:NURTW leader distances himself from political violence

By Shina Abubakar

The Acting Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Osun State, Kazeem Oyewale (also known as Asiri Eniba), stated that he is not involved in any political violence within the state.

Addressing reporters after being accused of inciting unrest and of destroying political billboards belonging to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Oyewale claimed that the state government is attempting to frame him and his members in order to arrest them for supporting the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun.

Governor Adeleke had demanded Oyewale’s arrest, alleging that he was responsible for the demolition of billboards and for harassing members of the Accord party, including an alleged attempt on his son’s life.

The NURTW leader refuted the governor’s and the state Commissioner for Information’s accusations, noting that his younger brother was killed by political thugs in 2022 and that the government has obstructed justice against those responsible.

“I want to call the attention of President Bola Tinubu, the Inspector General of Police and Nigerians to come to my aid because the governor and Kolapo Alimi have called for my arrest over the allegation of destruction of billboards and attempted assassination on Adeleke’s son, they are even threatening to kill me.

“Thugs loyal to the government had killed my younger brother in November 2022, and they never released the corpse to us till today. This is another election cycle in Osun State; they are trailing me and wanted to kill me. They are lying against me, making claims they cannot substantiate among which is the allegation that I want to kill the Governor’s son and destroying of billboards. It does not sound logical. I don’t know anything behind all these allegations.

“This is the style they adopted in 2022, I am a member of APC. What is my business with Accord? Any time things go wrong within their party, they will blame me for it. If anything happens to me, Adeleke should be held responsible.”

He added that “Efforts are ongoing to drag Adeleke and Kolapo Alimi before the court. I have contacted my lawyer. They must come before the court to prove their claims against me.”

“I want to urge my followers and supporters not to be dismayed because nothing will happen to them. They had used the style of indiscriminate arrest of NURTW members in 2022 but it can’t happen again that is why they embarked on campaign of calumny against my personality. They know that they can not win 2026 guber election,” he said.

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