The Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) yesterday arrested a member of the House of Representative, Honourble Samson Okwu, for driving against the traffic.

Okwu, who represents Uju/Obi federal constituency of Benue state, said he was compelled to beat the traffic to enable him keep an appointment.

He further defended his action by challenging the officer on duty to watch-out for public officers who have exception while using the road as according to him, the rules should be bent for their sake.

His words: That is why I am telling you that in a government there are people that are allowed to bend some of the laws. There are rules, I explained to the gentleman, but he wanted to use his position to intimidate me but my car is carrying a government number that is why they gave me that number. So if he is using his uniform as a government personnel, I am using my number.”

He further argued that the VIO officials would not dare stop a vehicle with sirens driving against traffic as he did to the lawmaker, describing their action as act of insubordination.

“You know in law there is an exception that is why you see ministers use siren because you have exigencies. I am going to attend a function with the minister of finance this morning.

"I was there for over one hour plus. You do expect me to remain there because I do not have siren. That does not mean that I shouldn’t go but I was there, I do not know the exercise that was going on here keeping cars here, I think it is indiscipline,” Okwu stated.

He challenged the enforcement team to ensure that as they carry out their duty, they should make sure that the traffic flows faster so the people who are going to work would be early to their respective offices.

The mobile court recorded over 28 convictions with various penalty meted out to the drivers while some were warned and asked to go and sin no more.



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ok

madness

Some are more equal than others

So our Honourables ar above the law?
What a country!

ok na

I wish he was arrested by lastma

gud

I like that, i want a NIGERIA that pple will obey laws or be arrested and be prosecuted.

Sirmee: I wish he was arrested by lastma

Haha! Those guyz are not smiling @ all.

Better

diehard1: madness

those that implement the law violate the law... Outwitting occurence.

How does this make me a virgin?

If this arrongant and incorrigible honourable could talk like this, then why are we surprised nothing good is coming out of the National Assembly? The big-man mentality among our politicians makes a mess of protocols and good policies.

If Fashola himself can desist from flouting traffic laws, who the heck is this dishonourable member of National Assembly? Oshi!

Let dose silly pple also go through wat we face... Are dey nt the one's making d LAW...

Now its dia turn,zo it shuld be waved? No way joor

Oga u must pay ur FINE tu... No time Honourable commissioner or wat du u call ursef...

Shey Minister of Finance nah God? E dey rush go meet Okonjo Wahala,stil u meet WAHALA 4 road,bur u no dey rush go CHURCH on a sunday mornin.... Rubbish man

This report is awful! I write too so I know what I am talking about.

Sirmee: I wish he was arrested by lastma

HIM own don finish be that

This is your typical Nigerian lawbreaker sorry "lawmaker" has absolute no regard for the laws of the land. Laws in Nigeria are made for only the poor and the weak. In other saner climes where public officials actually serve the people, have ever wondered how govt officials in the u.k get around without convoys and sirens yet very effective, since the day govt officials ve been having meetings in Nigeria so how come the lot of the people ve not been better by the series of this all important meetings that makes it very ok to break the laws of the land. my take i can bet the "honourable" was rush to a meeting to discuss the sharing of some looted funds or to meet up with a female lover, this is the typical itinery of a Nigerian lawmaker.

If this had happened in Lagos State, we'd have been talking of about 15-20 pages by now. Where are NL HYPOCRITES.

ok. Na today? E don teh wey Yash dey fo back. Wat do u expect frm a ringed electns and morova frm a lawbreaker.

Errand nonsense. Explaining why you broke the law

Arrant nonsense. Explaining why you broke the law

gabriel212: So our Honourables ar above the law?
What a country!

Yes kee. They made the Stupid LAW, so it could Stupidly address them but not prosecute them. BIG THIEVES.

naja2: This is your typical Nigerian lawbreaker sorry "lawmaker" has absolute no regard for the laws of the land. Laws in Nigeria are made for only the poor and the weak. In other saner climes where public officials actually serve the people, have ever wondered how govt officials in the u.k get around without convoys and sirens yet very effective, since the day govt officials ve been having meetings in Nigeria so how come the lot of the people ve not been better by the series of this all important meetings that makes it very ok to break the laws of the land. my take i can bet the "honourable" was rush to a meeting to discuss the sharing of some looted funds or to meet up with a female lover, this is the typical itinery of a Nigerian lawmaker.

Spare me the platitude- 'the sane climes.' Let's just be realistic and rationative .They shouldn't have accosted the man. I mean such people should be given concessions especially when the said law affects no one directly. You can't refute factually that the man was rushing for an important meeting. Also, I don't discount as a lie the possibility that he wasn't. Those bootlicking VIOs were just being impish and contumelious. And who said that the law respects no one? That's why the court can grant bail to a person on his recognisance as a celebrity or VIP.
Additionally, you don't sue a government agency without giving them notice, otherwise the court would lack competence to adjudicate over the matter. Isn't that respect?

No one bothered to mention where it happened.

Lalaska: Arrant nonsense. Explaining why you broke the law

Broke which law, there are doctrines of necessity. The law can be broken when necessary. That's why you can kill a person in self defence without running afoul of the law. In other words, if you can establish before the court that you actually did the killing to defend yourself against grievous bodily harm or death. Mind you, the defence should be commensurate with the attack as you would be indicted when otherwise is the case.

highlandre: If this arrongant and incorrigible honourable could talk like this, then why are we surprised nothing good is coming out of the National Assembly? The big-man mentality among our politicians makes a mess of protocols and good policies.

If Fashola himself can desist from flouting traffic laws, who the heck is this dishonourable member of National Assembly? Oshi!

Fashola, a law abiding citizen indeed.
That's just an act of sheer bravado and braggadocio. He is just being highfalutin and plastic.

ITbomb: Some are more equal than others

Of course the declaration that all men are equal is chimeric and quixotic.

Lawmaker that is breaking the law. #naija. God save u say no b Lagos u come do dat shit. I trust Lastma

Lol dats Animal farm for you'
naija I hail thee