The Lagos State Government has terminated the appointments of contractors with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority because the operators violat
The Lagos State Government has terminated the appointments of contractors with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority because the operators violated some terms of their agreement with the government, ThePunch is reporting.
Lagos State was being defrauded of millions of naira in a scheme involving LAWMA contractors despite the fact that the state government pay contractors over N560m monthly. The contractors, many of whom are politicians, allegedly inflated the wage bills of the street sweepers and supervisors under them.
However, a preliminary report of an ongoing audit of the agency revealed that a huge chunk of the money was going to ghost workers and non-existent contractors. The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership had called for the involvement of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission.
LAWMA, in a statement, said those indicted in the audit had been asked to go. The government noted that the termination of the contracts was informed by established cases of unethical behaviour. It maintained that all employees of the affected companies could re-apply directly to the authority for employment consideration
The state also informed that as part of LAWMA’s rebranding process and efforts to sanitise operations, the management had approved the restoration of single apparel as a uniform for all street sweepers for easy identification of genuine workers. However, the government did not say if anyone would be prosecuted.
