Obey traffic rules, buhari tells his escorts

The President-elect, 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.”