BENIN CITY-The Chairman of Edo Tipper Driver’s Association,Comrade Austin Uhunwangho has advised members of the public to disregard the recent protest of some it’s members led by one Mr Osaro Agbekan whose intention was to take over the helms of affairs of the association through unconstitutional means .
Reacting to the protest Comrade Uhunmwangho said the association have rules and regulations guiding the conducts and activities of it’s members noting that it was just an attempt by the said Mr Osaro Agbekan to take over power through unlawful means that may likely cause break down of public peace and order.
Explaining further the Chairman said in 2008 ,Mr Osaro Agbekan and his cohorts invaded the state secretariat of the association with dangerous weapons and fire arms to remove the sitting chairman Mr Fred Omo Igbinoba who was duly elected into office in 2007 but with help of security agencies he and his boys were arrested and taken to Alagbon in Lagos state for questioning
Continuing Comrade Uhunmwangho said he Mr Agbekan did not stop ,he did a similar thing again because the association could not arrest him he then quickly wrote a petition to AIG zone 5 against the incumbent chairman and that also failed and just some weeks ago the said Mr Agbekan invaded the Ikpoba slope headquarters in his usual way to take over power through violence which also failed and he immediately wrote petition to security agencies in the state as his normal ways of covering himself and his cohorts but at the end the chairman was declared not only as the duly chairman of the association but also no questions for him to answer
He pointed out that with all the problems caused by the said Mr Agbekan and his cohorts,the incorporated trustee set up a committee to carefully look into the issues,the said Mr Agbekan was invited by the committee and surprisingly he refused to appear before the committee. At the end of the committee ‘s meeting the members recommended to the state executive and the board of trustees citing article nine(9)of the Edo Tipper Driver’s Association constitution
He added that an emergency meeting was scheduled for June 8th 2023 where the issue was discussed and a unanimous decision was taken and the said Mr Osaro Agbekan was place on four (4) years suspension which was duly signed by seventy (70) members out of the eighty six(86) members of the state with their names , position and branch appended
