{"id":129827,"date":"2023-12-11T15:37:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T15:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/11\/lastma-lays-off-five-officials-over-corruption\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T15:37:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T15:37:56","slug":"lastma-lays-off-five-officials-over-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/11\/lastma-lays-off-five-officials-over-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"LASTMA Lays Off Five Officials Over Corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-645684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/breaking-news-f-sars-officer-dies-just-hours-after-killing-lastma-official.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), on Sunday, confirmed the dismissal of five officers.<\/p>\n<p>Two others, according to LASTMA, are being reprimanded for corruption and misconduct while performing their duties in the State.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed in a statement by the agency\u2019s Public Relations Officer, Adebayo Taofiq.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the Lagos State Civil Service Commission had approved every proposal the Personnel Management Board had made about the seven LASTMA officers who had been indicted during their meeting on Tuesday, August 19, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile five LASTMA officials indicted for corruption received a letter of \u2018termination of appointment,\u2019 remaining two received a letter of \u2018reprimand\u2019 for absence from duty posts without leave,\u201d Taofiq said.<\/p>\n<p>He quoted the LASTMA\u2019s acting General Manager, Bakare Oki, as saying that the disciplinary action that was taken, was according to the Lagos State Civil Service Rules and Regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Taofiq added that the public\u2019s sharing of experiences, both positive and negative, and the provision of relevant evidence regarding alleged misdemeanours would be necessary for the agency to improve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: \u201cNigeria Can\u2019t Be Bad Like Some People Paint It\u201d \u2013 Presidency<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He stated that the cases against the remaining 14 indicted LASTMA officials are awaiting further administrative review while admonishing the driving public to follow the Lagos State Transportation Sector Reform Law 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is necessary for all of us to promote a Greater Lagos for the benefit of all and for the realisation of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu\u2019s objectives in the First Pillar of the THEMES Plus Development Agenda (Traffic Management and Transportation).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish to add by informing well-meaning and concerned Lagos residents and the motoring public that we have various windows through which complaints can be channelled for prompt action \u2013 08100565860, 08129928515, 08129928503, (08129928597 WhatsApp only) and Provost on 08129928490.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe assured the public that such complaints shall be investigated dispassionately with dispatch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile enjoining every motoring public to abide by the Lagos State Transportation Sector Reform Law 2018, Mr Bakare Oki disclosed that cases against the remaining 14 indicted LASTMA officials are undergoing additional administrative review,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-1106320189\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), on Sunday, confirmed the dismissal of five officers. Two others, according to LASTMA, are being reprimanded for corruption and misconduct while performing their duties in the State. This was disclosed in a statement by the agency\u2019s Public Relations Officer, Adebayo Taofiq. 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