LASTMA Don Crown Some Journalists As ‘Media Mayors’

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) don badge some journalists as ‘media mayors’ to help push road safety for inside Lagos. Dem create di Special Traffic Mayor Corp for 2008 to support LASTMA officers with traffic control work for di state. As dem dey do the induction for Lagos, LASTMA General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, talk say the event no just be ordinary ceremony. E talk say na beginning of correct partnership between LASTMA and media people, so dem fit join hand together make Lagos traffic more controlled, safe, and better run. Bakare-Oki talk say press na the fourth leg of government, and na strong tool wey dey help open people eye, shape how society dey think, and support democracy make e stand well.

According to am, for traffic management and how people waka for town, media get serious power, through correct reporting, deep investigation, and sharp but fair talk. E talk say journalists get the special power to teach drivers, inform people wey dey enter motor, and hold everybody wey get hand for road matter accountable, so traffic go dey work well and stay organised.