By Ozioruva Aliu,BENIN CITY
The former national president of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, (RTEAN) Comrade Osakpawan Eriyo has indicated his interest to lead the transportation body again if given the mandate.

Eriyo made this declaration in Benin City while speaking to newsmen shortly after the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the association in Abuja approved the dissolution of the executive of the association where he pledged body that he would ensure that all aggrieved members were pacified and carried along in the interest of peace, unity and progress of the body if reelected.

Osakpamwan said, “First and foremost, let me thank my RTEAN members for supporting and standing with me till this very moment because it is not everyone that can spearhead a union’s affairs to this extent after four years.

“Now that our tenure has elapsed, everybody that has interest is free to contest because it is not my father’s property but with the leadership I had brought to bear in the last four years my members are happy with me in building this union from the scratch to this enviable height.

“I also want to appeal to my members to support me as I seek to go for a second term to consolidate on my first term successes. I am appealing to all my members to support me to move the association forward to make the union greater in the transportation industry and if elected again I will ensure that all aggrieved members are brought together to foster greater unity as one indivisible entity"

It would be recalled that the NEC of RTEAN had in Abuja approved the dissolution of the executive of the body following the expiration of its tenure.

In a resolution letter made available to newsmen and addressed to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige which was signed by Alhaji Yusuf Kuku, Acting National Financial Secretary, Chika Odoenmna and Deputy President, (logistics & Planning)  Comrade Anere Afam Celestine, the body also resolved and appointed Comrade Augustine Olajide Akhigbe as caretakers chairman, Comrade Anere Afam as Secretary Celestine , Comrade Ahmed Kuku and Hon Yau Abubakar Kajuru as members of the caretakers  to oversee the activities of the association pending a new delegate conference to take place to elect new leaders.