The Lagos State Government, on Monday, has disclosed that Babajide Sanwo-Olu government is still on the lookout for park managers.

Gbenga Omotoso, the Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, made this known following the suspension of the National Union of Road Transport Workers Union (NURTW).

Recall that Sanwo-Olu government on March 10, 2022, suspended all operations of NURTW in the state following the leadership crisis that engulfed the union and the subsequent withdrawal of Lagos NURTW Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo.

In a statement on March 10^th titled, ‘Lagos Suspends NURTW From Parks’ and signed by Omotoso, the state government had said, “After considering the provisions of the law, the Government hereby suspends the activities of NURTW, which must cease to operate in all parks and garages in Lagos State.

“The Government will set up a Committee to immediately take control of the parks and garages. Members of the committee will be key stakeholders in the sector.”

CEOAFRICA gathered that the Lagos State House of Assembly had backed the formation of a parks committee by the executive arm of government.

Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, Temitope Adewale, had said, “The House is fully aware of developments in the transportation union and now that the crisis has resulted in the banning of NURTW activities in Lagos, it is clear to state that all parks, garages and parking activities will be under the Lagos State Parking Authority as stipulated by law.”

“By law, the state’s Parking Authority has a General Manager on whose shoulders the responsibility now falls to manage the parks at the moment.

“The law approves a General Manager for the Parking Authority,” he had added.

The NURTW chapter in Lagos reportedly generates about N123bn annually, according to a 2021 report by the International Centre for Investigative Report.

A Peoples Democratic Party chieftain in Lagos, Taofik Gani, had urged Sanwo-Olu not to hand over the collection of transport levy to Alpha Beta Consulting.

Alpha Beta, which was receiving 10 per cent of the tax collected on behalf of the state, is reportedly controlled by APC chieftain and ex-governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, according to a former Managing Director of the company, Oladapo Apara.