LASTMA ARRAIGNS 12 OFFICERS BEFORE DISCIPLINARY PANEL OVER VARIOUS OFFENSES BOTHERING ON CORRUPT PRACTICES AND ABSENTEEISM
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday, 30th of November, 2023 arraigned 12 Officers before the Disciplinary Panel for various Offenses bothering on corrupt practices and absenteeism in line with the extant rules as guided by the Lagos State Civil Service Rules and Regulations.
The Acting General Manager of LASTMA Mr. Bakare Oki Olalekan disclosed that the disciplinary panel which was statutorily constituted with three (3) Permanent Secretaries in attendance adjudicated cases of corrupt practices levied against these 12 Officers and forwarded their recommendations to the State Civil Service Commission for ratification in line with the Public Service Rules.
Mr. Bakare Oki confirmed that the panel recommended various punishments ranging from dismissal, reduction in rank and Immediate termination of appointment from the State Public Service.
The Acting General Manager who was equally part of the disciplinary panel confirmed that while 11 Officers were found guilty of corrupt practices levied against them, only one (1) Officer was exonerated with the report of the panel.
Mr. Bakare Oki who read 'Riot Acts' to all Comptrollers, Commanders and Zebras of the Agency maintained that stiff and severe punishment would continue to be meted on corrupt Officers and men in his efforts to weed the agency of few bad elements tarnishing its image".
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