Five LASTMA officials get the sack, two others punished

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has released letters of Termination of Appointments and Reprimand to all seven  indicted officials of the agency.

The move followed the ratification of recommendations of the Personnel Management Board by the Lagos State Civil Service Commission on the seven indicted LASTMA officials.

A statement by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment, LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, on Monday said every recommendations made by the Board on the indicted officials during its meeting on Tuesday, 19th of August, 2023, was ratified by the Lagos State Civil Service Commission.

“While five LASTMA officials indicted for corruptions received letter of Termination of appointment’, the remaining two received letter of ‘Reprimand’ for absence from duty posts without leave”, the statement added.

Speaking on the development, the acting General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said the disciplinary action taken was in line with the extant rules as guided by the Lagos State Civil Service Rules and Regulations.

Bakara-Oki maintained that the Agency would only get better if and when members of the public shared their experiences, including positive ones, and provided evidence where applicable of perceived misdemeanours.

He was quoted to have said, “This is necessary for all of us to promote a Greater Lagos for the benefit of all and for the realization of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu’s objectives in the First Pillar of the THEMES Plus Development Agenda (Traffic Management and Transportation)”.