Lagos Official's Response to Column 'Full of Misinformation,' Says Former LASAA MD

Mobolaji Sanusi, formerly the managing director of the Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency (LASAA), has responded to a critique of his previous column, accusing a Lagos State official of misinformation and institutional amnesia. The official, Tayo Ogunbiyi, Director of Public Enlightenment and Community Relations, had suggested Sanusi was fired for incompetence.

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Whoever authorized the response, alongside the author, must have been suffering from institutional or historical amnesia.

Sanusi vehemently denies this, stating that he completed his four-year tenure at LASAA in December 2019 without any blemishes. He claims to be the only former MD to have served beyond the statutory period and maintains his leadership was a benchmark for integrity and accountability. He contrasts this with his successor, Adedamola Docemo, appointed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who was reportedly removed less than three years into his term, prompting Sanusi to question the reasons behind this dismissal.

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I was not ‘fired’ due to any ‘alleged incompetence.’ Rather, my leadership of that agency remains, to date, a reference point in leadership integrity, regulatory discipline, institutional accountability and progress.

The former LASAA chief also addressed accusations of projecting speculative political alignments and unfounded insinuations. He argues that such claims are fabrications and that the response itself demonstrates a level of institutional rot within the civil service under the current administration. Sanusi implies that the administration, installed by President Bola Tinubu, should be more informed about public service records.

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Comparatively, my successor, Adedamola Docemo, who was gleefully appointed by Governor Sanwo-Olu, was curiously removed from the position by his benefactor barely three years into his four-year term of office.