Dare Babalola
Peter Gbejemede, the Director of Operations, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has won the Best Traffic Officer in Lagos State award (Senior Category).
According to Adebayo Taofiq, LASTMA’s Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, in a statement he signed on Monday, the award is a testament to Gbejemede’s “steadfast commitment, exceptional leadership, and meritorious performance in advancing the mandate of LASTMA towards ensuring sanity, safety, and efficiency across Lagos road corridors”.
Gbejemede received the award from the Lagos Head of Service, Bode Agoro, during the 2025 Public Service Week held to honour outstanding officers across the state’s civil service.
“The Management Team and Staff of the Agency congratulate Mr Peter Gbejemede, Director of Operations (DOPs), on his outstanding achievement, receiving the ‘Best Traffic Officer of the State’ award (Senior Category) from the Head of Service, Mr Bode Agoro. Kudos!” the agency stated.
The statement added that Gbejemede’s professionalism, diligence, and passion for public service continue to serve as an enduring source of inspiration to officers of the agency.
Congratulating the award recipient, the General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, lauded Gbejemede’s sterling contributions to traffic management and enforcement operations across the State.
He urged him to sustain his commendable efforts and remain a true embodiment of the Agency’s core values discipline, integrity, and excellence.
Bakare-Oki further commended the entire workforce of the agency, describing the honour as a reflection of the collective dedication, operational synergy, and shared vision of LASTMA officers in their daily service to the motoring public.
He, however, charged all personnel to remain steadfast, dedicated, and professionally diligent in the discharge of their statutory responsibilities, in alignment with the vision of Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State, for a safer, more efficient, and seamlessly mobile Lagos.
Gbejemede joined the Lagos State Public Service in the year 2000 and was subsequently redesignated into the Traffic Officer Cadre where he distinguished himself in various leadership capacities.
He was honoured as LASTMA’s Best Zonal Head in 2016 and later as Best Commander in 2018, before rising through the ranks to his current position as Director of Operations.
