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The activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW and the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, were on Monday suspended across motor parks in Ondo State
The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Special Duties and Strategy, Dr. Doyin Odebowale announced the suspension while addressing newsmen at the Government House Grounds, Alagbaka, Akure the State capital.
While disclosing that the suspension was with immediate effect, Odebowale attributed the move by the state government to the recent crisis rocking the unions over leadership tussles.
He added that the leadership of both the NURTW and RTEAN must vacate motor parks across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state as well as to stop collecting money from taxi drivers and other motorists.
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Uwazurike spoke at a press conference in Owerri, Imo State capital on Monday.
He also cautioned leader of the proscribed Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against inciting Igbo youths against the nation’s security agencies.
Uwazurike warned the South-East to shun Kanu’s agitation, NAN reports.
He described the IPOB leader as a “nobody, who only wants to put them in harm’s way”.
“Those agitating for war know they can’t defeat Nigeria but they want to enrich themselves, so they have continued to deceive our youth.
“Igbo’s cannot afford to go to another war with Nigeria and at no point should they be incited into hostilities with the rest of Nigeria.
Ebonyi State Government led by Governor David Umahi, on Monday, has commenced demolition of one of the major markets in the south east geopolitical zone,