Lagos State Govt sacks 157 LASTMA Officials

The Lagos State Government has sacked 157 officials of its traffic management authority over alleged cases of gross misconduct. The personnel’s were dismissed for various offences ranging from bribery, certificate forgery and dereliction of duty.

The government said it followed due process in the exercise because those affected were given opportunities to prove their innocence before a disciplinary panel but could not convincingly defend themselves.

Lagos State Government would not spare efforts to remove bad eggs from the organisation.