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Bakare Oki

By Tajudeen Adebanjo

The newly appointed Acting General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Bakare Oki, has cautioned personnel of the agency to be civil, demonstrate empathy and shun corruption in whatever guise while discharging their statutory duties on the road.

He said this at Oshodi during his first meeting with LASTMA comptrollers, commanders and zebras on his vision and mission for the agency.

Oki said it is a new dawn for traffic management, as the agency will go all out to ensure that commuters have seamless experience travelling across the state.

He said he would not condone corruption or bribe-taking by any official, urging them to be civil when contravening traffic offenders.

“The public expect a corrupt-free LASTMA that will not be collecting bribes; therefore, you should be respectful and courteous even when you are apprehending an offender.

“Motorists want LASTMA that is decent and neat; we won’t tolerate laziness and lateness of our officers to their duty posts,” he said.

He stressed that the new administration would carry out major re-organisation around the Provost/Surveillance Department for effective and efficient monitoring of activities of LASTMA personnel while on duty. 

“We will ensure a conducive working environment, provide elaborate training schemes for our officers to meet up with international standard and best practices in traffic management,” he said.

Assuring of government commitment to the safety, welfare and right of personnel on duty, Oki warned motoring public, particularly commercial bus drivers, to always obey traffic regulations as stipulated in the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law 2018 (as amended)

Responding on behalf of LASTMA personnel, the Director of Operations, Peter Gbejemede, welcomed the Acting General Manager and promised adequate loyalty to the new government.