An interesting scenario is unfolding between Senator Olalekan
Solomon popularly known as YAYI and the Managing Director of Lagos
Signage and Advertising Agency, LASAA, Bolaji Sanusi.
Sources
close to the Senator disclosed to this platform how Sanusi has grown
wings and become power drunk to ridicule the distinguished senator over a
polite official request.
It was
gathered that Yayi had approached the agency for an approval to keep
its political billboards accross the state for further use which
incurred the anger of Sanusi thereby wrote a stinkeras a reply to the
request.
In the view of our source, LASAA boss replied the Senator in a manner that suggests he has a matter to grind with him.
The
letter, it was gathered lambasted Yayi of being ignorant of Lagos state
law on Advertising while his request could be termed as an abuse of
privilege.
Our source
particularly pointed out a paragraph from the letter that was considered
very insulting to the popular senator which reads ‘most shocking to us
is your request, despite being a senator of the federation, seeking
for our approval ‘to retain’ these illegal outdoor structure ‘for
business purposes’ on your official personal letter head and endorsed
by your esteemed self”
Apparently
shocked by the letter, the senator was quoted to have threatened to go
into battle with the agency saying things will sort out itself when the
governor elect resumes.
Interestingly,
the agency noted that the governor elect through its campaign office
complied with all the rules as stipulated, wondering why the Senator
shouldn’t.
However, LASAA
advised Senator Yayi to immediately begin removal of the illegal
billboards within 7 days to save the state of expending further
resources to clean up the mess created by such illegal structures.
“These
structures remain what they are -illegal deployment and a request for
them to remain standing smacks of impunity” Sanusi noted.
Our
source however disagreed with the position of LASAA, saying the senator
is a critical stakeholder in the state and he should be accorded with
some courtesies.
All efforts to reach the LASAA boss proved abortive as his number was switched off.
