High Court Ruling On LASTMA: Lagos To Appeal Judgement

THE Lagos State government has said that it will challenge the ruling of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, which voided the power of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to impose fine on traffic offenders.
The presiding judge, Justice Abang, had declared that sections 9, 11, 12 and 13 of the law establishing LASTMA is unconstitutional and of no effect, following a suit filed by one Mr. Jonathan Odutola.
Abang held that while LASTMA may arrest traffic offenders, it does not have power to impose fines, adding that only a court of law could do so.www.mannastores.com

But the Lagos State Attorney General, Mr. Ade Ipaye, reacting to the judgment on Friday, said the state would appeal the ruling.
“We are filing an appeal immediately. Lagos State, Federal Government and other jurisdictions have laws that validly impose fines in the same way as the LASTMA Law, so we are certainly not satisfied with the judgment, Ipaye said.

source: Nigeria news