Civic Accountability · Nigeria

NGScorecard

Previously in Lagos:
Executive orders, gubernatorial directives, and major policy decisions issued during the 1999–2007 term — tracked from announcement through to real-world effect.
2
Total orders
1
Implemented
0
Partial
1
Reversed
Transport
Creation of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA)
Implemented
The directive
Established a dedicated state agency to manage and enforce traffic order on Lagos roads.
Real-world effect
LASTMA became a permanent fixture of Lagos road management and was retained and expanded by every succeeding administration, though its enforcement methods have been a recurring source of public complaint.
Governance
Creation of 37 Local Council Development Areas
Reversed
The directive
Subdivided Lagos's 20 statutory local governments into 57 units by creating 37 additional Local Council Development Areas.
Real-world effect
The federal government withheld Lagos's local-government allocations in response. The Supreme Court ruled the withholding unconstitutional in 2004, but the funds were withheld for a further period and the LCDAs were never recognised as full constitutional local governments; they continue to operate as administrative units under state law.