LASTMA TO ESTABLISH OPERATIONAL BASE AROUND IBEJU LEKKI LG TO AID TRAFFIC FLOW
….Council Boss Pledges Logistics Support
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) General Manager, Mr. Bakare-Oki Olalekan, has confirmed the agency plans to establish a new operational base to enhance seamless traffic flow around Ibeju Lekki Local Government.
This was contained in a statement signed by Adebayo Taofiq, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA.
“In order to ensure seamless traffic flow around Ibeju Lekki Local Government, the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Bakare-Oki Olalekan, has confirmed that the agency is planning to establish a new operational base to enhance seamless traffic flow around Ibeju Lekki Local Government.
“Mr. Bakare-Oki made this statement today during a courtesy visitation to Oshodi by Mr. Olowa Abdullahi Sesan (JAJA), the Chairman of Ibeju Lekki Local Government, Oshodi.
“As an Agency of Government saddled with the responsibility of transforming the State transportation system, we are collaborating with Ibeju Lekki Local Government for the establishment of a new operational base to address traffic challenges confronting motoring public around the axis.
He continued by saying that the Agency is working nonstop to make sure that the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) and Lekki Deep Seaport (LDS) operations at Ibeju do not impede the free flow of traffic along the Lekki-Ajah Expressway axis.
“He stated further that the Agency is working round the clock to also ensure that activities of multinational investments including the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) and Lekki Deep Seaport (LDS) around Ibeju do not have any effect on the free flow of traffic along Lekki-Ajah Expressway axis.
Furthermore, he gave residents and drivers the reassurance that more Lastma employees have been sent out to make sure that drivers, especially those operating commercial buses, abide by the laws and ordinances governing traffic in the Ibeju Lekki area.
“He assured motorists and residents that more Lastma personnel have been deployed to ensure that motorists, including commercial bus drivers, comply with traffic rules and regulations around Ibeju Lekki axis.
The statement further read, “Speaking earlier, the Chairman of Ibeju-Lekki Local Government, Mr. Olowa Abdullahi Sesan (JAJA) congratulated Mr. Bakare-Oki Olalekan on his new appointment as the General Manager of LASTMA.
“The Council Boss however promised to fully support the Agency with every logistics to enable the immediate take-off of the new LASTMA Operational Base at Ibeju, it stated.”