By Abdullahi M. Gulloma
Abuja
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo assured yesterday that the present administration would ensure strict adherence to the rule of law in all parts of the country.
Speaking while receiving leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in his office in Abuja, Osinbajo said ensuring that “no one is above the law is the first rule of any developed country,” adding that “there is no reason Nigeria should not be good economies are run by men not spirits.” He said: “Men and women like you and I, flesh and blood.
There is no reason our country cannot be well run. We insist that the rule of the law be maintained, that no one is above the law. Nobody is above the law-it is the first rule, the President has committed himself to this. He said it yesterday again in the US, that nobody is above the law.
“If somebody is held according to law, we must support that. Let us support what is good and right for the country. While commending the important role the road transporters play in the nation’s economy, the Vice President noted that the union is “one of the truly national organisations that Nigeria can boast of.”
He explained that one of the things President Muhammadu Buhari had said consistently “is that our elite must understand that every privilege comes with responsibility, like maintaining the peace and stability of this nation. Without the peace, none of us can function.”
Osinbajo restated the Buhari administration’s resolve to see the end of Boko Haram.
“I believe we would see the end of Boko Haram because we hold ourselves responsible to ensure that the insurgency does not continue.”
He urged NURTW members to remain vigilant “because those who are being used for the attacks, the children, are conveyed from place to place.”
In remarks, national chairman NURTW, Alhaji Najeem Usman Yasin, commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the vice-president for “adopting various strategies aimed at addressing corruption and security challenges facing the country.”
He said the union had implicit confidence in Buhari Presidency’s “ability to meet the challenges ahead, and transform Nigeria beyond our expectations.”
