Story highlights 2019 campaigns will begin anytime soon. Nobody bans anything just before elections. Lagos governor, Akinwunmi Ambode According to newspaper reports, the General Manager of the Lagos State Environment Protection Agency, Adebola Shabi , has proscribed the playing of music by bands in restaurants and bars in the state. This he says is to curtail the menace of noise pollution by these hospitality places and religious organizations. Sounds valid, but it is near impossible to do so. Here are ten reasons why it won’t happen. 1. Lagos wants to discover new entertainment talent An upcoming rapper performing at the Lagos fiesta in Bar Beach Most of these talents hone their skills by playing in these places. 2. Beer parlours are the lifeline of Lagos What’s a street without a spot They help Lagosians unwind after long working days and weeks. 3. Four years ago, the value of parties thrown in the state...
