The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday ordered the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and all relevant security agencies to henceforth strictly enforce the provisions of the State traffic laws to bring about sanity on the roads.

The Governor also ordered the State Attorney General and the Ministry of Justice to immediately increase the number of Mobile Courts in the State to twenty to summarily prosecute traffic offenders to serve as deterrent to others who might want to indulge in the violation of traffic laws.

Speaking to reporters after a strategic session with LASTMA leadership and heads of other security agencies in the State at LASTMA head office in Oshodi to address the traffic situation and the unfortunate killing of a LASTMA officer last week, Governor Ambode said the State Government would not fold its arms and allow the violation of the laws, hence the decision to order enforcement of the laws with immediate effect.

“For Lagosians, it is very clear that government will not continue to fold their arms and allow our officers to continue to be in areas of danger. First, I will appeal to all of you that we must obey traffic laws. Secondly, we cannot turn this state into a state of lawlessness. So, from this moment onward, all our security agencies and also all the officers that are concerned have been directed to discipline any traffic offender that is arrested.

“Government will go down and deal squarely with any traffic offender from this moment onward. We cannot allow people to continue to commit offences for which we need to discipline for. We don’t want people to take advantage and say this is Christmas or election period, we have majority of our people to protect and we have the majority of our people to also make sure that they use the roads safely. So, we will not allow traffic offenders to go scot-free anymore,” Ambode said.

The Governor added that aside the Mobile Courts, Police officers have been increased to patrol the nook and cranny of the State to ensure security and free-flow of traffic.

According to him, “We have also directed the Attorney General and also the Ministry of Justice to increase the number of Mobile Court to twenty immediately and traffic offenders will be tried instantly on the spot and where the case is that we might not allow offenders to take that option of fine, we will send them to community service or make sure that our Magistrates take the hardest part of the options so that they will act as deterrent to others that are complying with the rules and regulations of traffic and everything that we have on the roads, as we proceed.

“I want to also let Lagosians understand that we have increased the number of police officers that we have deployed to all the nooks and crannies of the State and we assure everybody that we will enjoy a crime-free holiday and also a crime-free elections in this State, while police officers have also been directed to compliment the efforts of traffic officers and also to ensure that the streets are safe and everybody that is law abiding goes about his or her business without any fear and molestation,” he said.

While commiserating with LASTMA over the killing of one of its officers, Mr Rotimi Adeyemo, Governor Ambode said the incident was one too many, revealing that a total of 18 officers were lost to such unfortunate situations, and 24 permanently incapacitated in various hospitals in the last one year.

“Just last week, we lost one of our LASTMA officers in the person of Rotimi Adeyemo who met his untimely death while controlling traffic. So, I have come here on behalf of government to commiserate with all the LASTMA officers in their office. Now, I want Lagosians to understand something and that is as at today, we have lost eighteen LASTMA officers while performing their lawful duty on behalf of the State, and another twenty-four are permanently incapacitated in various hospitals just this year alone as I speak.

“We have not been churning out this data just because we believe Lagosians will understand that these men and women that we put on the line of duty are harmless and they don’t have anything to protect them than just traffic laws which they are enforcing.

“This is a sober moment for us but again I need to encourage and further appeal to all our law enforcement officers, most especially LASTMA officers that this government is with them and we would do everything to protect their lives and also create an atmosphere to allow them to do their work properly,” the Governor said, just as he announced the approval of N10million compensation to the family of the deceased officer.

Also, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Imohimi Edgal said the synergy between security agencies and traffic officers would now be intensified to ensure that they are safe and they work longer periods, just as he urged Lagosians to continue to be law abiding and promptly report any security breach around them.

Among those who attended the meeting are heads of all security agencies, members of the State Executive Council, CEO of LASTMA, Chris Olakpe; General Manager of the agency, Mr Olawale Musa; Chairman, Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps, DIG (retd) Israel Ajao; Lagos State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Mr. Hyginus Omeje; State Commander, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, Mr. Tajudeen Balogun among others.

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That is good development considering the way and manner that the motorists drive this festive season.

Most of them are looking for quick money before new year
But it most done with strict compliance to the rule of law.

Fa fa fa fowl

LASTMA will resume when you bring back their powers to charge fine and collect same.

The coward governor, fight tinubu u will die praise tinubu u will still die, why ambode why u run leave fight?

He is mad. After rendering all state law enforcement agencies useless since he assumed office, erroneously thinking that would make him popular among Lagosians. He can hardly realise that this agencies were there before him and will still be there when he is gone. How did he have to wait until 18 of those became casualities before he wants to react. He should just do the mumuness he has been known for, for the remaining days he have and gerraout. We dont want his nonsense any longer

So people actually try some hit and run on LASTMA officers? Wow!

Where you expect to see LASTMA officials controlling traffic, you won't see them. Example, Iyana Iba to LASU axis

Suddenly, this man doesn't seem like the action man anymore.

His party dampened his morale and reputation.

Okay

Those guys are corrupt.

Ambode is an emperor without robes... A living dead who has suffered the ignominy of attending his own funeral.

His 'orders' would only inspire jest and derision not compliance.

Sorry who is ambode ? ..... Is it some kind of botanical name

Ambode should have presented the N10,000,000 cheque to the family himself. I no trust these lastma ogas.

Start with your LASTMA friends who drive yellow buses.
It's seems those buses are invisible to them.

“While commiserating with LASTMA over the killing of one of its officers, Mr Rotimi Adeyemo, Governor Ambode said the incident was one too many, revealing that a total of 18 officers were lost to such unfortunate situations, and 24 permanently incapacitated in various hospitals in the last one year.

“Just last week, we lost one of our LASTMA officers in the person of Rotimi Adeyemo who met his untimely death while controlling traffic. So, I have come here on behalf of government to commiserate with all the LASTMA officers in their office. Now, I want Lagosians to understand something and that is as at today, we have lost eighteen LASTMA officers while performing their lawful duty on behalf of the State, and another twenty-four are permanently incapacitated in various hospitals just this year alone as I speak.

“We have not been churning out this data just because we believe Lagosians will understand that these men and women that we put on the line of duty are harmless and they don’t have anything to protect them than just traffic laws which they are enforcing.“



This is really touching. 18 deaths is quite a lot. I think this road wardens should be given some gadgets to protect themselves. I commiserate with the family of the deceased.

Weldone to the Governor for compensating and caring about these folks. Not many governors are that thoughtful.

Great

easyfem:
Sorry who is ambode ? ..... Is it some kind of botanical name

lol thats epic

The BEST GOVERNOR IN NIGERIA

Is this one still a governor?
No one will enforce his laws because he is no longer seen as a governor worth the name?If they do they are only doing it to extort drivers,not because one yeye governor gave the order.
Why didn't he order d same action on refuse that he has turned Lagos into?Rubbish.

Lol....
Them do this man strong thing...

When you are boiling inside but you have to show a smiling face

I wish those danfo drivers will not be above this law.

For Lagosians, [b]it is very clear that government will not continue to fold their arms and allow our officers to continue to be in areas of danger. First, I will appeal to all of you that we must obey traffic laws. Secondly, we cannot turn this state into a state of lawlessness. So, from this moment onward, all our security agencies and also all the officers that are concerned have been directed to discipline any traffic offender that is arrested.



its show they realise the fold them hands..nonsense

The best enforcement of Traffic laws is putting the road at its best with no trace of pot holes and indiscriminate parking of trailers.