President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday
expressed the belief that despite the scoffing of a minority number,
Nigeria is resolutely on the road to a new dawn.....
A statement by his Special Adviser on
Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, quoted the President as saying
this while commending two security men who returned a handbag filled
with valuables forgotten at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport
by an American returnee.
Buhari asked Nigerians to emulate the security men, saying such conduct reflected the new Nigeria that we all desired.
He said, “Honesty remains the best
policy. We must exhibit such behavior in whatever position we find
ourselves, whether high or low.
“The security men could have chosen to
behave differently, following the self-serving principle of ‘if you
can’t beat them, join them.’
“But they have chosen to be examples of good, honest Nigerians. I commend their conduct to the rest of the country.”
The President urged Nigerians to bring
out the best in themselves at all times, noting that with such minds,
they could never be hoodwinked again by those who seek power for selfish
and dubious reasons and return the country to an inglorious past.
“Nigeria will no longer be a byword for
corruption and plundering of public resources. That is the path we have
chosen to take, and our country will eventually get to a new shore,”
Buhari said.
A Lagos-based medical doctor, Banji
Oyegbami, was said to have met a family returning from America at the
airport on August 18, 2018.
In the process of loading their luggage
into the car of their host, the handbag of the returnee’s wife
reportedly fell, unknown to anyone.
About 90 minutes later, an officer of
Halogen Securities who was on duty at the airport called the couple to
come for the retrieved bag.
When the bag was eventually collected,
the contents, including a handsome amount of American dollars, phone,
wristwatch, and other valuables were intact.
The grateful couple offered a generous
gift, but Messrs Francis Emepueaku and Achi Daniel, declined, saying
they were merely doing their duties.
Meanwhile, the management of Halogen
Security Company Limited has honored the two guards for displaying
honesty at their duty post.
The company’s management singled them
out for honor with an early morning ceremonial parade by their
colleagues on Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at the Murtala Muhammed
International Airport.
In his commendation speech, the Group
Managing Director, Wale Olaoye, expressed deep satisfaction at the open
display of integrity by the two guards. He observed that they exhibited
Halogen Security’s intrinsic values.
He said, “I stand here to convey best wishes from the management and staff of Halogen Security Company Limited to all of you.”
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