The Lagos State government on Monday removed the
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority
(LASTMA), Mr. Young Arabamen and replaced him with a retired Assistant
Inspector General of Police (AIG), Mr. Christian Akioja Olakpe with immediate
effect.
Arabamen, a former Lagos State Commissioner of
Police, headed LASTMA for over a decade, since the administration of former
governor Bola Tinubu.
The appointment of Olakpe, according to the Lagos State
governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, was part of efforts to revamp the agency for
improved performance and better relations with the public.
"The
impetus expected with the previous appointment was not fully actualized due to
the docile nature of the headship of the Authority," he said.
The governor added that Olakpe is qualified for the
job based on his wealth of experience.
A graduate of Sociology and Anthropology from the
University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the National Institute of Policy and
Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, Olakpe joined the Nigeria Police Force in 1982
and was at different times Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa and Plateau
states.
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