Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Fashola arrests colonel, sergeant on BRT lane

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday reprimanded two military officers for driving on the dedicated Bus Rapid Transit lane.
The soldiers were accosted on the BRT lane at the
Outer Marina on the Island.
Fashola expressed dismay that those who should
show discipline and professionalism were the ones
violating the BRT regulation.
Colonel K.I. Yusuf drove an Army Green Peugeot 406
with registration number BO1 – 150 NA, while Staff
Sergeant A.J. Adeomi drove a black Toyota Camry.
Perhaps realising the problem that could come from
being accosted by the governor, Yusuf reportedly
alighted from his car and saluted Fashola repeatedly,
saying, "I am sorry, very, very sorry."
But the governor instead asked, "Why, as a senior
military officer, did you choose to break the law
instead of preserving it?"
The incident was said to have drawn the attention of
commuters and other passers-by who reportedly
commended the governor for showing good
leadership.
Fashola, after the incident, said it was unfortunate
that those who ought to be defenders of democratic
values were the ones violating the law.
He said, "The highest levels of the military command
have continuously expressed their commitment to
supporting democracy and to subjecting themselves
and their officers to the laws of the country. Those
officers that I caught today are a very bad example
for the military."
The governor added that he had complained to the
superiors of the culprits, saying they would be
sanctioned appropriately.
He said his apprehension of the military men
signified his commitment and that of his government
that all violators of the law should be sanctioned.
He said, "There is a zero tolerance for lawlessness.
There is zero tolerance for breach of our regulations
and we are going to do more of this. We are going to
take control of our traffic. We cannot build our way
out of traffic congestion; our responsibility is to
manage traffic and manage congestion.
"I don't use the BRT lane, I sit down in traffic and I
expect everyone who wants to drive his car to do the
same. The alternative is to use the bus.
"The passengers in the bus have the right also to
use the road and we cannot encroach on that lane
which we have reserved for them. This is
democratisation of the road and I will defend it."

3 comments:

  1. Gov. Fashola, welldone sir!!

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  2. Leadership by example. Kudos Gov!!!

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  3. oga fash is better make u dey come apogbon everytime you go u go arrest poeple oo even local gorverment chirman oo well don

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