Discharge your duties with decorum, civility, LASTMA GM charges officers

General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Bolaji Oreagba has charged officers to discharge their duties with civility and decorum.

The GM was reacting to a video trending online where a LASTMA officer, Alabi Olanipekun was seen assaulting an alleged traffic offender within the yard of the agency at Ilasan.

A statement by LASTMA Asst. Director, Public Affairs, Filade Olumide, said Alabi would face disciplinary action for the act.

“Oreagba at a meeting with the complainant, Edenze Daniel Uchenna in his office assured him that the officer would face disciplinary action as enshrined in the extant rules and regulations of the civil service, while necessary punishment will be applied according to the provisions of law.

“The General Manager further admonished the officers that henceforth, any official found to have acted unprofessionally in the discharge of his duties would have himself to blame, because such action negates the training and retraining invested in them by the state government,” the statement said.

“The complainant, Edenze thanked the state governor for the actions taken so far. He also thanked the General Manager and management for the audience and noted that he was not well informed that he could obtain redress easily from LASTMA. 

“Oreagba enjoined the general road users to always abide by the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018 as enacted by the Lagos State House of Assembly so that we can all together move the State forward to a greater height in line with Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda for the development of Lagos State.”