Osun Commissioner Police, Ibrahim Zungura and the state Sector Commander of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), Sunday Tayo, on Thursday, in Osogbo warned ticketing officers and drivers against violence and other form of abuse at motor parks and garages.

The duo, who gave the warning during an engagement with relevant stakeholders on the implementation of the state’s Integrated Transport, Traffic and Park Management (PMS) Law, 2026, ahead of its enforcement, underscored the need for peace and decorum among transport associations’ officials.

The engagement organised by the state government provided platform for security agencies, transport operators, park managers and other stakeholders to discuss the provisions of the law and their responsibilities ahead of its implementation.

Describing the PMS Law 2026 as key to effective the regulation of the state’s transportation sector, Zungura noted that the law was packaged by Governor Ademola Adeleke’s government to address critical aspects of road management, including traffic lights, vehicle impoundment and towing.

While advising drivers to eschew violence and acts capable of threatening peace in the state, the Police boss warned drivers and ticketing officers against inimical behaviour that could put passengers, commuters and the general public at risk.

“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 the road management has been done properly, “Zungura stressed.

While disclosing that the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, had directed commissioners of police across the states to arrest and prosecute trouble makers anywhere, he contended that
“in the past, we used to have issues in the local government garages, but this law will minimise, if not eradicate, the crises that normally emanate from the garages.”

Zungura also urged officers responsible for enforcing the law to comply with its provisions, just as he clarified that the provision of adequate parking spaces was the responsibility of the relevant transport management authorities.

“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.

In his remark, the FRSC Sector Commander in Osun, Sunday Tayo, also counseled drivers, ticketing officers and other relevant stakeholders on civility, expressing optimism that standardised and well-organised motor parks would support effective enforcement of the law.

Tayo, however, observed that absence of standard motor parks in Osun could pose challenges to implementation, just as he called for the provision of appropriate facilities for improved coordination among security agencies and park management officials.

“The law is a welcome one. It’s going to help the working apparatus of federal safety,” he posited.

He further charged Osun State government to take a cue from organised motor parks in Oyo State, citing Iwo Road and Challenge in Ibadan as examples of facilities that could accommodate security agencies and park management officials.

Also speaking at the event, the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Works and Transport, representing Irewole/Isokan State Constituency, Hon. Abiola Waheed Ibrahim Inaolaji, explained the meeting was designed to familiarise participating institutions with the provisions of the law, situating their responsibilities and strengthen inter-agency collaboration.