President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has instructed his police and military aides to respect traffic regulations during his movements.
In a statement released by his media team in Abuja, Buhari said abiding by the law would be the guiding philosophy of his administration, adding that“without leadership by example, the ordinary citizens would become copycats of the lawlessness of their leaders”.
The president-elect explained that the “arrogance of power, lawlessness and disregard for the rights and convenience of fellow citizens would have no place in his government”.
According to him, for leaders to inspire respect, they must obey the laws of country, knowing that when leaders treat the country’s laws with contempt, they might send the wrong message to the citizens.
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Buhari lamented a situation in which fellow citizens are punished at traffic points and public roads because of the “arrogant lawlessness of the leaders”.
He said in a democracy, leaders should not inflict inconveniences and other unbearable ordeals on the citizens for their own comfort.
The president-elect advised his military and police security personnel to be in tune with his philosophy of “bringing the rule of law in the conduct of leaders during their movements on public roads”.
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4 comments
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Good, populist sign, and potentially endearing. It might make the work of GMB’s security team more arduous, though. Restoring order is fundamental to achieving what GMB promised and GMB is right, it has to be by example. It doesn’t lend itself to ‘leading from the rear’. The good thing is, if GMB delivers, the people will be his security and all that convoy ‘razzmatazz’, will be unnecessary.
Yeah, good thought.
He should ensure that the IG and Army chief withdraw from all Politicians and businessmen including fuel importers the retinue of Policemen and Soldiers that have been rented out to them with effect from May 29, 2015.