No more press interviews – Fashola warns appointees, civil servants

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has directed members of his executive council, including commissioners, political office holders and all civil servants to restrain from granting interviews to the media.

The order was contained in a statement by the State Head of Service, Mr. Adesegun Ogunlewe.

He said no public servant or political office holder in the state must henceforth grant press interviews without due approval.

The Governor added that all those affected must take permission from the Ministry of Information.

The move, it was learnt was to avoid disclosing highly confidential matters to the press .

Fashola had imposed a similar ban during his first term in office.