President of the National Union of Road Transport
Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Najeem Usman-Yasin,
has warned members of the union nationwide
against being used as political thugs during the
general elections.
Usman-Yasin said in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday at the
inauguration of the 20-member newly elected
State Executive Committee of the union that the
time when transport union members were being
tagged political thugs was over.
He described NURTW as a professional
organisation like other bodies, urging members to
shun gratification from any politician that
approached them for evil deeds.
Usman-Yasin urged the members to maintain
their discipline and shun any conduct that could
tarnish its image, noting that members of the
union reserved the right to belong to political
parties of their choice.
The national president, however, appealed to the
members to get their Permanent Voter Cards, and
vote for candidates that would represent them
well.
“Take the advantage of the forthcoming general
elections and vote credible candidates at different
levels that would cater and represent your
interests.
“The 2019 election is at the corner. I’m calling on
members, throughout the federation, to make sure
they get their voters’ cards so that they can elect
credible leaders to look into affairs of the masses.
“I want you to know that driving is a profession,
like any other in the world; therefore, you should
not allow anyone of you to be used as political
thugs during the elections.
“You should be law abiding and for no reason
take laws into your hands. Try as much as
possible to uphold the dignity and pride and as
well avoid anything that can tarnish the good
image of our union, †he said.
Usman-Yasin added that the union had signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the
Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) to guarantee safe, smooth and early
movement of electoral materials to voting centres
across the country.
Source:
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nurtw-warns-members-working-politicians/
