The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi-Ojaja II, has mentioned conventional rulers are nicely grounded on challenges of insecurity, therefore President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ought to make use of their companies to sort out it.
He gave the cost throughout a courtesy go to by the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN) to the President on the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.
Ooni, who can also be the co-chair of conventional rulers of Nigeria, mentioned, “There are areas we would like to work with you, one of which is security. It is time to use us more, we are not saying we are idle…but to make your work easier, use us.
“The foundation of this country today are the traditional rulers. We are here to pledge our loyalty and support. We want to work with you to ensure you leave a legacy.
“Don’t underestimate what traditional rulers can do”, he mentioned.
Earlier, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’advert Abubakar III, mentioned the go to is a traditional custom by the monarchs every time there’s a change in management of the nation.
He mentioned the monarchs are folks of various professions, from the army to judiciary and businessmen, who’ve what it takes to contribute to the betterment of the society, saying, “whenever you reach out to us, we will be here.”
The Sultan, who mentioned the monarchs don’t envy President Tinubu right now with the quite a few challenges going through the nation, nevertheless, expressed confidence that with the mix of himself and Vice President Kashim Shettima, they may ship.
He mentioned: “We thank God for the smooth way the elections took place. Many negative people thought this country would collapse, but we are still here.
“We are here for you, for our people and our country. If you don’t reach out to us, we will reach out to you.
“We wish you the most successful tenure in good health.”
Also in attendance is Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume.
Traditional rulers drawn from the nation’s six geo-political zones attended the occasion.
