The governor made this statement at the weekend during a meeting with officials of the Edo State Traffic Management Agency (ESTMA) at the government house.
Oshiomhole is said to have given the officials of the agency permission to stop and arrest him or the deputy governor if either of them breaks a traffic rule.
The Daily Independent reports:
Speaking during a meeting with officers and men of the agency at the Government House at the weekend, Oshiomhole urged men of the agency to be firm but civil in carrying out their duties, saying they must not treat ‘big men’ with levity because of their status in the society.
He said: “you must not extort, you must not criminalise innocent people, you must not let offenders go after extortion. If anybody beats the red light, you must arrest the person no matter his status. If it’s the governor or deputy governor, you must block him and interrogate him. The only person exempted from the red light rule is the President or Deputy President when they visit, in which case the road will be blocked for their easy passage.
“So if you can stop and interrogate the governor for beating the red light rule, no other person is bigger in the state whom you can’t stop. Anybody that contravenes the red light rule, stop him and detain him for at least two hours. Very many innocent people have been crushed because someone wanted to contravene the red light rule. This must stop”, the governor said.
“I speak the minds of Edo people when I say very many people have been victims of your very crude and harsh traffic management methods.
“When you misbehave as some of you do, people in anger dismiss you as Oshiomhole police. I have no police. In fact, I am one of the very few who have spoken out against state police. I am commended for so many things but not so many people have commended me for this particular intervention, even as you have come into existence to help control traffic”, he said
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