Ambode appoints new GM for LASTMA

LAGOS State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has appointed Mr. Musa Maroof Olawale as the new General Manager for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA).

The new helmsman has resumed work, according to a statement issued by the spokesman of the Agency, Mamud Hassan.

Addressing officers at the Oshodi headquarters of LASTMA on Monday, Musa promised to ensure that the staffs of the Agency are well behaved; he said discipline remained the bedrock of ensuring motorists’ discipline and free flow of traffic on the Lagos roads.

The new LASTMA boss, who before his appointment, was the principal private secretary to the state governor, Mr. Ambode, also said he would ensure a highly mobile, efficient and effective traffic management system in the state, adding that he would make sure that the Agency worked in line with the best global practices.

Musa, while calling for the cooperation of motorists and members of the public in the new effort to reposition the Agency for better service delivery, urged members of the public to take advantage of his open door policy to report any erring staff for proper discipline in accordance with the extant rules.

Earlier, the Chief Executive Officer of LASTMA, Chris Olakpe, a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, assured him of the support and cooperation of the officers and their readiness to deliver on their mandate of moving Lagos traffic forward.

The outgoing General Manager, Bashir Braima, said he was sure that the new helmsman would take the Agency to an enviable height.