Muhammadu
Buhari, on Wednesday ordered all security personnel attached to him as well as
his official escorts to obey traffic rules. This, according to a statement
signed by the Director of Media and Publicity of the All Progressives Congress
Presidential campaign council, Mallam Garba Shehu, is a demonstration of
Buhari’s leadership style.
Buhari
was quoted, as saying obedience to 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 will have no place
in his government.”
According to
him, for leaders to inspire respect, they must obey the laws, adding that when
leaders treat the country’s laws with contempt, they would be sending the wrong
message to the citizens. Buhari lamented a situation where 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 to bear on the conduct of
leaders during their movements on public roads.”
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