The Osun State Government has unveiled measures to tackle multiple taxation, illegal revenue collection and harassment of transport operators through the implementation of its Integrated Transport, Traffic and Park Management System Law, 2026.
The government disclosed this on Wednesday at a sensitisation programme organised by the Ministry of Transportation to educate transport union leaders, park managers, commercial vehicle operators, drivers, riders, vehicle owners and other stakeholders on the provisions of the new law.
Speaking at the event, the Permanent Secretary and Accounting Officer of the Ministry of Transportation, Olumide Taiwo, said the law was designed to promote transparency, accountability, road safety and efficiency in the management of the state’s transport system.
Taiwo explained that the sensitisation exercise was intended to familiarise operators with the new regulatory framework, their responsibilities and the safeguards available to them under the law.
“The purpose of this sensitisation is therefore not simply to announce a new law. It is to ensure that the people who will work with the law every day, drivers, riders, vehicle owners, transport associations, park managers and other stakeholders, understand its provisions, their responsibilities and, equally importantly, the protections and benefits available to them,” he said.
He said the law provides for the registration and identification of commercial vehicles and operators, the use of approved motor parks and loading points, proper display of number plates, vehicle roadworthiness checks and improved traffic management.
According to him, the framework also incorporates technology to strengthen monitoring, verification and enforcement across the transport sector.
The proposed technology-driven measures include electronic identification credentials, Quick Response (QR) codes, Near Field Communication (NFC) credentials, digital payment records, surveillance cameras and Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems.
The ministry said the reforms would also introduce a system for linking the Daily Operation Levy to verified commercial activities, with the objective of distinguishing between days vehicles operate commercially and days they remain inactive.
The measure is expected to limit arbitrary assessments and reduce multiple collections from transport operators.
Also speaking, the Acting Chairman of the Osun Internal Revenue Service, Solanke Hamzat, said the reform was consistent with efforts to simplify tax administration, improve transparency and eliminate multiple taxation.
“ If you look at the 2025 NTA, that’s the Nigerian Tax Act, Tax Administration, you’ll see that what we are trying to do is to bring tax to be more open, transparent, and eradicate multiple taxation. So simplicity is the key word,” Hamzat said.
He added that the digital system would help the government address revenue leakages, particularly those associated with ticket duplication and irregular collection practices.
“Almost all the collections, the revenue of the government, go directly into government coffers. That’s number one. It will block all leakages, people duplicating tickets and all kinds of antics that people play in terms of collecting government revenue,” he said.
Hamzat further explained that digital payment records and official receipts would provide evidence of payment and protect operators from repeated demands for money after meeting their financial obligations.
“Once you have paid and you have your digital receipt, nobody can come and harass you again and say, ‘Bring money,’ and all these touts that harass people on the road will now be eradicated,” he said.
On the commencement of implementation, Hamzat said the law was already in effect and required commercial vehicle operators to register within 60 days of the governor’s signing of the legislation.
“The law is already in effect because in one of the provisions of the law it says that sixty days from the time the governor signs this law into an Act, all road users who are operating commercial vehicles must be duly registered. So it’s already counting,” he said.
The government said the sensitisation programme was aimed at ensuring that transport stakeholders understood the new requirements and the measures intended to make the state’s transport system more orderly, transparent and accountable.
