The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Osun State Council, has instituted legal proceedings against the state government over the proposed park management arrangement, calling on security agencies to prevent violence and maintain peace across motor parks and garages.
The union is challenging the constitutionality of the Osun State Integrated Transport, Traffic and Park Management System Law, 2026, alongside the legality of directives allegedly issued against its executives and members.
In a letter issued through its solicitors, M&P Law Green Chambers, the NURTW notified security agencies of the pending suit and urged them to ensure that no action capable of undermining the judicial process was taken before the court delivered its decision.
The case, marked HRE/28/2026, was instituted by the National Union of Road Transport Workers and seven others against the Osun State Governor and three others at the Osun State High Court.
The notification, signed by the union’s legal representative, Idrees Abiodun Mikaheel of M&P Law Green Chambers, was addressed to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone XI; the Osun State Commissioner of Police; the Director of the Department of State Services in the state; and the State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
The union urged the security agencies to take cognisance of the ongoing litigation and refrain from enforcing directives that could infringe on its rights and lawful operations while the matter remained before the court.
It also warned against actions that could trigger violence, confrontations or unnecessary tension in motor parks and garages, urging security operatives to remain professional, impartial and vigilant.
The NURTW maintained that its members and executives were law-abiding citizens exercising their rights under a legally recognised trade union. It expressed concern over what it described as attempts to portray its executive members as criminals on account of their union positions.
Citing the legal principle of status quo ante bellum, the union’s solicitors referred to the Supreme Court judgment in Military Administrator of Lagos State v. Ojukwu (1986) 1 NWLR (Pt. 18) 621, which underscored the need for parties to respect court authority and avoid taking the law into their own hands.
According to the union, its decision to approach the court was intended to resolve the disagreement through constitutional and lawful channels rather than allow it to escalate into a security crisis.
It consequently appealed to its members, transport operators, park users and other stakeholders to remain calm and law-abiding while the judicial process continued.
The union reaffirmed its commitment to peaceful engagement and lawful advocacy, insisting that the dispute should be settled through the courts and urging all parties to exercise restraint pending the determination of the suit.
