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The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Osun State Council, has urged security agencies to ensure that the existing situation surrounding the state’s park management dispute is not altered pending the determination of a suit before the Osun State High Court.
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.
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The suit, numbered HRE/28/2026, was instituted against the Governor of Osun State and three others by the union and seven other applicants.
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In a formal notification to security agencies, the NURTW urged them to respect the pending judicial proceedings and refrain from actions capable of undermining its rights and lawful activities.
The letter, signed by the union’s legal representative, Idrees Abiodun Mikaheel of M&P Law Green Chambers, was sent to the police, Department of State Services and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
The union specifically called for the preservation of peace in motor parks and garages, warning against any development that could lead to violence or confrontation.
It argued that parties to a dispute before a competent court should avoid self-help and allow the judicial process to run its course.
To reinforce its position, the union cited the Supreme Court decision in Military Administrator of Lagos State v. Ojukwu (1986) 1 NWLR (Pt. 18) 621.
The NURTW called on its members and other stakeholders to remain peaceful, insisting that the disagreement should be resolved through lawful and constitutional channels.