Opeyemi Adesina
The Lagos State People Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate disbandment and or sack of the General Manager, LASTMA, as a result of the increasing misconduct of the Traffic Officers, some of which led to death of innocent persons.
It would be recalled that some officials of LASTMA had attacked a bus Driver on Tuesday beating him to death.
A statement made available to our Lagos Correspondent and signed by the state Publicity Secretary, Barr Taofik Gani, on behalf of the party Chairman, Tunji Shelle, said: "We demand the disbandment and or sack of the LASTMA general Manager. The outfit is obviously not fit and proper to manage traffic.
"We reiterate that LASTMA, as presently constituted is political and has revenue target thus cannot discharge the responsibility of traffic Management without being unprofessional and theirby causing avoidable accidents. They indeed have financial targets to meet.
"LASTMA is for revenue and not sincerely to manage Traffic in the State. It is a creation of the aggressive revenue drive of the ACN State Government prompted by the continuous retainership of ALPHA BETA, the Tax Consultant firm believed to be owned by the National leader of ACN and immediate past Governor of Lagos State.
The party added: " Imagine the number of deaths recorded from the professional misconduct of LASTMA officers. There are also records of illegal arrests of motorists. We all remember the case of Yinka Johnson wrongfully accused of knocking down a LASTMA officer. It turned out that the actual offender was left off the hook in order to hold on to Yinka Johnson, a Banker.
"Imagine how many motorists must have suffered similar accusations and prosecutions. The General Manager is no doubt vicariously responsible for all the atrocities of his men and should be sacked immediately"
In the same vein, the party has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) through the state Commissioner of Police to withdraw the Police Officers presently in the Team of LASTMA and KAI because these Agencies have indeed deviated from the expected duties they should perform.
"Recently, Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Lagos division, declared as ultra Vires the Power of LASTMA to arrest and fine motorists yet LASTMA flagrantly disobeys this CaseLaw. The continuous stay of the Police officers in these organisations is consequently aiding and abetting constitutional violations of citizens Rights and thus confirming that Lagos State already has "STATE POLICE," the party added.
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