Traffic Offence: Fashola Denies Assaulting Morka


The Lagos State Government has debunked reports alleging that the state governor, Babatunde Fashola ordered his police escorts to manhandle the driver and children of Felix Morka, the Executive Director of the Social and Economic Rights Action Centre (SERAC) during a traffic incident on Tuesday 26th March.

A statement signed by a government spokesman, Hakeem Bello said “the premise and the content of the message are completely false.”

Explaining what happened on that day, the statement said “On the aforementioned date, at around 3pm, the Governor was returning from a Security meeting at the headquarters of the State Security Service (SSS) through CMD Road in the Magodo area when his convoy and other road users got blocked by a man who had driven his Jeep with Registration number KU 549 KJA against the flow of traffic. The identity of the owner was later established to be Felix Morka.

“The gentleman in question had contravened a traffic law by vacating his own lane and driving against oncoming traffic. This had resulted in him blocking other road users, including the Governor’s convoy, from progressing on their journey. After about two minutes, in which the driver bluntly refused to reverse and move to his own side of the road as politely requested by the Police escorts, the Governor instructed his Aide-de-Camp to investigate what was going on.

“Mr. Felix Morka’s driver was immediately arrested by the Policemen. He was charged to court on Wednesday 27th March as is the norm for such traffic offences.

“At no point were the occupants of Mr. Felix Morka’s vehicle harassed or molested. Mr. Morka’s claim that his driver’s arrest was connected to his criticism of this administration is laughable. No one in the convoy knew who he was at the point the vehicle he was in was driven against the normal flow of traffic, the reasons for his driver’s arrest were due to a clear contravention of a well-known law. Further, photographic and video evidence are available which will be used in the prosecution.”

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It surely an eye for an eye. You critize fash you enter trouble. Nairalnders, the moderators, and the owner get ready for fash and his gestapos.

Kangaroo government with his kangaroo court!....to think that this is the best they yoruba nation can produce,says alot!

Although i don't want to support fash nor criticise morka until i see the said foto and video evidence but i ve seen a situation where one or two bigmen block the road with their jeep without regard 4 other road users and i wonder who will help us to deal with peaple who abuse public infrastructure as if it is there own private properties just because they are rich.

Abeg make the guy face front joor!!

So you dey criticise Fash whereas ordinary traffic law you nor gree obey...

Nonsense unto ingredient!!

Mr. Morka is not above the law, and his driver must be made to face the law. Fatuous pipsqueak trying to arouse public sympathy, like being a government critic gives one the liberty to flout the law!

Anyone that sees anything wrong in what Fashola did is unintelligent. I live in that area and i'v experienced similar situations, I know his type. If he obeyed the traffic law, no one can walk up to arrest him.

Eye witness account

If this was the way it actually happened, the SERAC guy must be a goat. He's not even ashamed to admit that he drove against traffic.

He calls himself Mr Human Rights, but he doesn't know that by clogging up the other lane, he was denying the on-coming road users their human right to use the road unhindered.

Abeg Chief Judge, maximum sentence.

Our Yansh: Abeg make the guy face front joor!!

So you dey criticise Fash whereas ordinary traffic law you nor gree obey...

Nonsense unto ingredient!!

Hmmmm.

This story isn't true. I was present at the incident and Fashola merely made up the story to attempt to get back at Morka because he is always fighting his acts against the poor. Nigerians are fond of saying whatever they like without knowing the full story. May God forgive you guys.

skyfall:
If this was the way it actually happened, the SERAC guy must be a goat. He's not even ashamed to admit that he drove against traffic.

He calls himself Mr Human Rights, but he doesn't know that by clogging up the other lane, he was denying the on-coming road users their human right to use the road unhindered.

Abeg Chief Judge, maximum sentence.

This is not the way it happened. Read Morka's story. You shouldn't believe everything you hear. Morka has been defending the lives of the poor for many years and Fashola is nothing but a liar. He was even reprimanded for his behaviour and lies by numerous world organization's such as the world Bank. Besides, Morka was never prosecuted or even tried. Find out the facts before you say rubbish. And also, it is stated nowhere in the law that a person should be jailed for driving against traffic. And Morka didn't even do that.

Violators must face the law of the land. I support Fashola on this. Was the plate number registered as SERAC?

Let him produce the following:

1. Drivers license
2. Voters card - PVC
3. Tax clearance
4. National ID card
5. International passport

Or else....

I suspect he wanted to stone the governors convoy or

takedat:
Mr. Morka is not above the law, and his driver must be made to face the law. Fatuous pipsqueak trying to arouse public sympathy, like being a government critic gives one the liberty to flout the law!

THAT IS A FALSE STORY. Stop with the lies. Fashola is a liar. You Nigerians don't know anything good. You ask for someone to defend your rights and someone does. Then you believe every stupid false story that surfaces the Internet. Fashola even assaulted his drivers that day. And that's against the law. You have nothing better to do than sit in your house and say rubbish.