Osun NURTW Drags Adeleke Govt to Court Over Park Management Law, Alerts Security Agencies

• Seeks Status Quo, Warns Against Breakdown Of Law And Order In Motor Parks

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Osun State Council, has approached the Osun State High Court to challenge the legality of the state government’s proposed park management arrangement, urging security agencies to prevent a breakdown of law and order across motor parks and garages.

The union is challenging the constitutionality of the Osun State Integrated Transport, Traffic and Park Management System Law, 2026, as well as the legality of directives allegedly issued against the union and its executives.

In a letter written by its solicitors, M&P Law Green Chambers, the NURTW formally notified security agencies in the state of the pending litigation, urging them to maintain the status quo until the court determines the dispute.

The letter was signed by the union’s legal representative, Idrees Abiodun Mikaheel of M&P Law Green Chambers, on behalf of the union.

The suit, registered as HRE/28/2026, between the National Union of Road Transport Workers and seven others against the Governor of Osun State and three others, is pending before the Osun State High Court.

The union’s solicitors forwarded the notification to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone XI; the Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command; the Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Osun State Command; and the State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

The union urged the security agencies to take cognisance of the ongoing court proceedings and refrain from implementing directives that could undermine its rights and lawful activities while the matter remains before the court.

More importantly, the NURTW warned against actions capable of triggering violence, confrontation or unnecessary tension in motor parks and garages across the state.

It called on security agencies to remain professional, impartial and vigilant, stressing the need to prevent individuals or groups from taking the law into their own hands.

The union maintained that its members and executives were law-abiding citizens exercising their rights as members of a legally recognised trade union, expressing concern over what it described as attempts to portray its executive members as criminals because of their union positions.

Citing the legal principle of status quo ante bellum, the union’s solicitors referenced the Supreme Court decision in Military Administrator of Lagos State v. Ojukwu (1986) 1 NWLR (Pt. 18) 621, which established the importance of respect for the authority of the courts and condemned self-help by parties to a pending dispute.

According to the union, its decision to seek judicial intervention was a deliberate move to resolve the disagreement through constitutional and lawful means rather than allowing it to degenerate into a security challenge.

The NURTW consequently appealed to its members, transport operators, park users and other stakeholders to remain calm, peaceful and law-abiding while the judicial process takes its course.

It reiterated its commitment to peaceful engagement and lawful advocacy, insisting that the protection of its members’ interests should not come at the expense of peace and security in Osun State.

The union maintained that the dispute should be resolved through the courts, urging all parties to respect the judicial process and exercise restraint pending the determination of the case.