Lagos State Traffic Management Authority

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority

Abbreviation	LASTMA
Formation	15 July 2000
Type	Traffic Management Agency
Purpose	To manage traffic in Lagos State, Nigeria.
Headquarters	LSTC Building, Apapa-Oshodi expressway, Lagos
Location	Oshodi, Lagos
Official language	English
GM/COO	Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki
Parent organization	Lagos State Ministry of Transportation
Website	Official website

LASTMA official controlling traffic

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority is a Lagos State-owned agency under the Ministry of Transportation.[1][2] The agency was established on the 15th of July, 2000[3] to transform the state transportation system to ensure free flow of traffic in the state and also reduce road accidents.[4] The current head of the agency is Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki.[5]

History

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA for short, is a traffic management agency in Lagos State, Nigeria that was created by the former governor of the State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to help maintain the level of sanity on Lagos major roads.[6]

Mission

To promote a state-wide culture of traffic regulation, control, and management, as well as to ensure smooth traffic flow on Lagos roads.

Vision

To reduce deaths and economic losses caused by road traffic accidents and delays on Lagos State's public highways by implementing modern traffic management techniques to bring order and control to the state's road.

References

1. "lastma official who slump on traffic duty dies". The Punch News. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
2. "lastma moves against gridlock in the state". The Punch News. Archived from the original on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
3. "LASTMA @ 21: The good, the bad and the ugly". Vanguard News. 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
4. "Ambode denies report on lastma". Guardian News. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
5. "LASG ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW GENERAL MANAGER FOR LAGOS STATE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY". Lagos State Government. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
6. "Gridlock: Lagos inducts 1,017 new LASTMA officers - P.M. News". Retrieved 2022-04-28.