by Franklin P. Gumapon
DIPOLOG CITY, May
18 (PIA) - - Responding to a public clamor for a change in leadership at the
Land Transportation Office (LTO) here, a new district officer has assumed
office recently.
Department of
Transportation and Communication (DOTC) Assistant Secretary and LTO Chief
Virginia Torres has designated Nurdini G. Laja as the new district officer of
the LTO district office here effective May 14.
Upon his assumption
to office, Laja paid a courtesy call on Mayor Evelyn T. Uy and assured the
latter of ridding the office of fixers and curbing graft and corruption.
Laja said he got
reports that certain LTO law enforcers assigned in the area were allegedly
extorting money from the motorists. He then vowed to curb this unlawful
activity.
Laja, who once
served as district officer of LTO-Ipil, replaced Yusoph P. Ismael who was
temporarily relieved from LTO-Dipolog after some his men were caught in an
entrapment operation conducted by Dipolog policemen almost a year ago following
complaints from motorists that those LTO men were extorting money from them.
The new LTO-Dipolog
chief also urged all vehicle owners to religiously renew their vehicle
registrations to avoid penalty and to protect them from being victimized by
unscrupulous fixers passing off as LTO personnel. (FPG/PIA-Zamboanga del Norte)
