The Ondo State government said the inauguration of a 21-man Motor Park Management Committee was a temporary measure toward resolving the crisis rocking the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state.

State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, stated this while briefing journalists at the end of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting on Wednesday in Akure.

“The temporary measure is to meander our way through. It is not to erode the functions of the NURTW, and those put at the helms of this park should not see it as a permanent arrangement,” he said.

Mr Ojogo said that the committee was not to place any of the ‘waring’ groups above another, but as a responsible government, it must ensure the smooth running of the parks.

The commissioner noted that the government had not abandoned nor neglected the NURTW activities in the state but was discussing with different groups in the union how to end the various court cases.

“It’s not meant to pitch the groups at each other because the state government remains unbiased and does not intend to subjugate one group above another.”

Mr Ojogo, who maintained that the government decided in the state’s interest, said tha mechanisms had been put up for continuous dialogue until the matter is resolved.

On Monday, the state government suspended the union and inaugurated a 21-man motor park committee led by the former state chairman of the union, Jacob Adebo.

The state government said the unending crisis and litigation in court involving the union called for a new committee.

(NAN)