Lagos Police Commissioner and LASAA MD Clash Over Removal Of Political Posters

Mr. George Kayode Noah,The Managing Director of Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) reacted yesterday to the order by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kayode Aderanti, who said that policemen will arrest employees of the agency that attempted to remove any billboard or poster of candidates of political parties.

He stated that removal of posters that defaced the environment was a statutory obligation of LASAA, it would be unlawful for the police to arrest any LASSA employee for carrying out their lawful duty.Read his statement,

“Let me state clearly that the removal of posters that deface our environment is a statutory obligation of LASAA. The agency is therefore baffled that the police responsible for enforcing the laws of this nation is encouraging and expressly supporting the flagrant disregard and contravention of environmental guidelines issued to all political parties,”

He further added that“The Commissioner of Police and I had a very cordial discussion and I tried to explain to him how we operate, but since their statement has been predesigned, it did not matter what we discussed.”