The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has dismissed five officials and reprimanded two others for being guilty of corruption and misconduct while performing their duties in the state.

This was made known in a statement issued by the LASTMA spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, on Monday.

Taofiq noted that the Lagos State Civil Service Commission approved every proposal the Personnel Management Board made about the seven LASTMA officials who were indicted during their meeting on August 19, 2023.

“While five LASTMA officials indicted for corruption received a letter of termination of appointment, remaining two received a letter of ‘reprimand’ for absence from duty posts without leave,” he stated.

Taofiq quoted the agency’s acting General Manager, Bakare Oki, as saying the disciplinary action taken was in accordance with the Lagos State Civil Service Rules and Regulations.

He added that the public’s sharing of experiences, both positive and negative, and the provision of relevant evidence regarding alleged misdemeanours would be necessary for LASTMA to improve.

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Oki further enjoined Lagos drivers to always abide by the state traffic law to avoid breaking the law and facing the penalties that are stipulated in the legislation, assuring the public that the complaints would be looked into quickly and impartially.

He stated that the cases against the remaining 14 indicted LASTMA officials are awaiting further administrative review while admonishing the drivers to follow the Lagos State Transportation Sector Reform Law 2018.

The LASTMA boss added: “This 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’s objectives in the First Pillar of the THEMES Plus Development Agenda (Traffic Management and Transportation).

“We 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.”

He assured that such complaints would be “investigated dispassionately with dispatch”.

The Star