The Osun State Government has engaged security agencies and other relevant stakeholders on the implementation of the state’s Integrated Transport, Traffic and Park Management Law, 2026, ahead of its enforcement.
The engagement aims to promote effective traffic management, curb illegal revenue collection, and ensure orderliness in the state’s transportation sector.
Speaking at the event on Thursday in Osogbo, the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Works and Transport, representing Irewole/Isokan State Constituency, Hon. Abiola Waheed Ibrahim, said the meeting was designed to familiarize participating institutions with the provisions of the law, clarify their responsibilities, and strengthen inter-agency collaboration.
Ibrahim said the law is designed to protect residents and the state’s transport infrastructure.
He emphasized that enforcement must be carried out within the confines of the law, warning against the harassment of motorists, unauthorized revenue collection, and abuse of power by enforcement officers.
According to him, the law is intended to protect residents, improve the state’s transportation system, and eliminate thuggery and violence associated with motor park activities.
Also speaking, Osun State Commissioner of Police CP Ibrahim Zungura described the law as a significant development in the regulation of the state’s transportation sector.
He expressed optimism that its implementation would improve traffic control and address some of the challenges associated with the existing transportation management system.
“The programme is a laudable programme that every security agency in the state will appreciate, not only because it involves road management, but it’s also a cooperation of all security agencies to make sure that road management is done properly.”
“In the past, we used to have issues in the local government garages, but this law will minimize, if not eradicate, the crises that normally emanate from the garages. That’s a very general phenomenon that cuts across all the states. And because of that, the Inspector-General of Police has given a marching order to all Commissioners of Police that any such person or vehicle that is seen covering or defacing the number plate should be arrested and prosecuted,” he said.
However, FRSC Sector Commander in Osogbo Sunday Tayo called on the state government to provide standardized and well-organized motor parks to support effective enforcement of the law.
According to him, standard motor parks equipped with surveillance cameras and other necessary facilities would improve monitoring and strengthen enforcement.
“The law is a welcome one. It’s going to help the working apparatus of federal safety,” he said.
Similarly, Hon. Solanke Hamzak of the Osun State Internal Revenue Service described the law as necessary for the state’s development, urging security personnel and other enforcement officers to discharge their duties in accordance with its provisions.
