The Osun State House of Assembly has passed the Integrated Transport, Traffic and Park Management System Bill, 2026, but the legislation has been rejected by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, which questioned the Assembly’s constitutional authority to regulate motor parks.
The bill, which was passed after debate and deliberation by the lawmakers, seeks to establish a framework for the regulation and management of commercial transportation, traffic and motor parks across the state.
However, the APC has kicked against the legislation, arguing that the management and regulation of public motor parks fall within the functions of local government councils under the 1999 Constitution.
The party’s position was contained in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Kola Olabisi, who maintained that the Assembly lacked the constitutional authority to legislate on the administration and revenue collection of public motor parks.
The APC also linked the bill to the state government’s earlier efforts to reform motor park management, arguing that the proposed law would be inconsistent with provisions of the Constitution.
The party cited Section 7(1) of the 1999 Constitution and the Fourth Schedule, which lists the establishment, maintenance and regulation of motor parks among the functions of local government councils.
However, the House of Assembly rejected the APC’s position, describing it as a misinterpretation of the Constitution.
In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Olamide Tiamiyu, the Assembly argued that the Constitution must be read as a whole and that the existence of local government functions does not automatically prevent a state legislature from making laws in areas relating to those functions.
The lawmakers said Section 7(1) places the legislative framework for the establishment, structure, finance and functions of local government councils within the state legal structure.
The Assembly further cited Section 100 of the Constitution, which provides for the exercise of legislative powers by state Houses of Assembly through bills passed by the lawmakers and assented to by the governor.
According to the lawmakers, the Integrated Transport, Traffic and Park Management System Bill went through the required legislative process, including debate and deliberation, before it was passed.
The Assembly therefore challenged the APC to approach a competent court if the party believed the legislation was unconstitutional, rather than relying on public statements to contest its validity.
The disagreement has now placed the constitutionality and implementation of the new park management framework at the centre of a fresh political and legal debate in Osun State.