Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has vowed to prosecute policemen and military officers violating the state’s Road Traffic Law, saying such bad eggs must be dealt with without mercy.
Speaking during the presentation of the 2014 budget proposal to the Lagos State House of Assembly at Alausa in Lagos on Wednesday, the governor decried the attitude of policemen and military officers who break the traffic law with impunity.

“Let me say to them clearly, that it is bad enough if law enforcement personnel violate the laws they are constitutionally paid to enforce, it is the height of impunity if they do so in uniform.” Fashola said while the traffic law was being obeyed by many Lagosians, “I cannot say the same for a few law enforcement agents and few military personnel who have either turned enforcement into an extortion exercise for money or have seen themselves as above the law. by violating our traffic laws and BRT Laws.

“That uniform is the symbol of the authority of the State and it is funded from tax payers’ money. I have news for those bad eggs who give law enforcement a bad name in this country.
We will bring you to justice and make examples of you; before you bring dishonour to these timeless institutions that have produced officers and true gentlemen,” he vowed.

However, Fashola said he was happy that the traffic law, since its commencement had been working and had recorded huge success, saying that he was elated that one year after, things had taken shape in the transportation sector in the state.
Reeling out statistics, Fashola said: “Traffic accidents have reduced from 646 reported accidents in August 2012 to 118 reported accidents in July 2013, and deaths from motorcycle accidents have reduced from an average of 12 per month to one per month and indeed no deaths were recorded in August, September, and October.

“We are concluding plans to implement the next phase of the law, and we have been working with the transport unions to sensitize them.” Fashola reiterated that out of over 10,000 roads in Lagos, the law restricted motorcycles from plying only 475, which were highways, if such motorcycles were not up to the 200 cc capacity.
He said the law also provides that in the over 9,000 roads where there is no restriction, the riders must wear safety helmets and not carry more than one passenger.


http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/10/31/traffic-violation-fashola-declares-war-against-military-policemen/

Mynd_44: The main question is which traffic official will stop a military personnel?

owolabifunke14: The one with Merlin's gift

tpacalipse: Atari ajanaku.

Mynd_44:
Ki se eru omode

Mynd_44: The main question is which traffic official will stop a military personnel?

geeez: This man is very presidential

Intelligent and assertive

chukwudi44:
Presidential indeed!! When he becomes president he will start deporting fellow Nigerians in the middle of the night.A very elitist and inhuman fellow!! Let him dare the military boyz and see what comes out of it

Mynd_44: The main question is which traffic official will stop a military personnel?

chukwudi44:
Presidential indeed!! When he becomes president he will start deporting fellow Nigerians in the middle of the night.

chukwudi44:
A very elitist and inhuman fellow!! Let him dare the military boyz and see what comes out of it

Ayekotoo: did you go to school at all? how is someone elitist when he dares the military? this shows you nigerians celebrate mediocrity or substandard and very ignorants.

chukwudi44:

Olodo I was trying to counter the person I quoted who claimed Fashola is very presidential!! I only listed his attributes which makes him unqualified for that seat namely the deportation of fellow Nigerians and other elitist and anti-poor policies he has enacted in Lagos state.

omonnakoda: Fashola is doing this because an Eboe man,Ihejirika, is COAS and he is jealous.He wants to embarrass Eboes.

Mynd_44:
Is this some kind of joke?

Mynd_44:
Is this some kind of joke?