Lagos Sacks 174 LASTMA Officials.

The Lagos State Government has sacked 174 officers of the State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, for their alleged involvement in corruption, overzealousness and others.

The sack is said to be a move to weed out bad eggs and reposition the authority for better service delivery and traffic management.

P.M.NEWS authoritatively gathered that 34 LASTMA officers were sacked two months ago over cases of corruption, fraud, overzealousness, among others.

The affected officers had their pictures and names published in the in-house journal of the state government, Alausa Alert, while the public were warned not to do business with the affected officers as they had been relieved of their posts.

Also two months ago, LASTMA recommended 200 officers for dismissal and their names were forwarded to the Civil Service Commission to determine their fate after the affected officers had faced the Personnel Management Board, PMB, a disciplinary organ of the state government.
In the last one week, 140 LASTMA officers have received their letters of sack from the Civil Service Commission after they were found wanting in the prosecution of their jobs.

P.M.NEWS ’ investigation revealed that most ofthe LASTMA personnel sacked were junior officers who had been enmeshed in fraudulent acts, indiscipline, dereliction of duty, extortionof money from motorists, among others.

The state government warned that it would not tolerate acts of indiscipline from LASTMA officers and would not hesitate to wield the bigstick on those found wanting, just as it had done to the affected officers.

Head of Service, Adesegun Ogunlewe had said that any LASTMA officer found extorting money from motorists in the guise of the new road traffic law would be dismissed outright as prescribed by the law.

He warned that government would not condone acts of corruption among its officers as transparency and accountability were the keys of governance and public officers must not paint government bad to the public.

General Manager, LASTMA, Babatunde Edu had been canvassing for improved service delivery by officers of the authority, saying that government would sack officers found to be corrupt in the discharge of their duties.

Urging the public to always report cases of corruption, overzealousness, indiscipline among LASTMA officers to the authority for appropriate disciplinary measures, Edu said once a report about a LASTMA officer was made to the authority, such officer would be investigated and if found guilty, the law would take its course.

Chairman, LASTMA, Young Arabamen also said that several officers of the authority had been dismissed in the past for involvement in corruption and indiscipline.

He warned LASTMA officers to stay away from graft and carry out their duties in a professional manner.


http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/12/17/lagos-sacks-174-lastma-officials/

Only?

Good development

Nice one. Discipline amongst law enforcers is non-negotiable!!!

abeg make them sack more jare! their own don too much.those indisciplined agberos need to be flushed out and let cool headed people be employed.but eh,why are there more of southwesterners in LASTMA?

berem: abeg make them sack more jare! their own don too much.those indisciplined agberos need to be flushed out and let cool headed people be employed.but eh,why are there more of southwesterners in LASTMA?

Because LASTMA is an acronym for LAGOS STATE traffic management authority. Lagos State is a south-western state ! Chikena !!!

Apart from being human beings, what qualification do these LASTMA officials have? I think the LASG should start looking the way of graduates especially from Lagos state owned institutions. That way, the number of touts in uniform will reduce to the barest minimum.

emiye:

Because LASTMA is an acronym for LAGOS STATE traffic management authority. Lagos State is a south-western state ! Chikena !!!

i can see why there are many agberoish touts in LASTMA.o ma se o!

Dis xmas don bad 4 dem

If only Jonathan could sack his political appointees for their alleged involvement in corruption, overzealousness and others.

Eko Oni Baje oooo

Fashola 4 President ACN all the way.

very good development,they are manace to the society.

Good move... What about the NPF?

dramenda: very good development,they are manace to the society.

More like a blessing and a curse!

berem: i can see why there are many agberoish touts in LASTMA.o ma se o!

So wots ur point?

Good move! There's no difference btwn lastma officials and d touts who harras motorists,all in d name of collecting moni frm dem for street christmas carnival in some areas in lagos.

Lastma guys r just area boys in uniform

finally. thank God o. ndi ara

Now they can buy their own keke NAPEP and okadas

afam4eva: Apart from being human beings, what qualification do these LASTMA officials have? I think the LASG should start looking the way of graduates especially from Lagos state owned institutions. That way, the number of touts in uniform will reduce to the barest minimum.

yeah! you are right, but how many uni graduate will want to do traffic management and stay under the sun in Nigeria especialy Lagos. Just thinking loud!!!

seunfly:
yeah! you are right, but how many uni graduate will want to do traffic management and stay under the sun in Nigeria especialy Lagos. Just thinking loud!!!

Timariv Port harcourt.....

Good begets good. Pls Lagos give the remaining personnel a better working conditions among other things you will see them performing well

Good riddance!!

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berem: i can see why there are many agberoish touts in LASTMA.o ma se o!

With all due respect, you need serious reorientation and wisdom.

Just 174! There are more with just primary school leaving cert or with no minimum qualification, I beg sack them all. They are more like manace to the society. Imagine one strangling a driver in the course of forced arrest. Please sack more...

OYINBOGOJU: If only Jonathan could sack his political appointees for their alleged involvement in corruption, overzealousness and others.

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can he claim innocence

Good development from lag govt
but wetin go happen to them lastma senior officers wey them dey deliver money acrued from bribery to?

Edo state govt, please it's your turn to remove the bad eggs from your traffic enforcement team. The men in red in Edo state are worse than LASTMA. Mostly around ring road and urban market.

berem: abeg make them sack more jare! their own don too much.those indisciplined agberos need to be flushed out and let cool headed people be employed.but eh,why are there more of southwesterners in LASTMA?

How many south westerners in government agencies in the South Eastern states?

while the public were warned not to do business with the affected officers as they had been relieved of their posts

Oh they know that the public does do business with them.