Northern Governors call for integration of Traditional Rulers into governing system

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From Francis Nansak, Lafia

Northern Governors of the Nineteen northern state,have through their chairman ,the governor of Plateau state,Barrister, Simon Bako Lalong, call for the integration of Traditional Rulers in the governing system of the country.

Governor ,Simon Lalong made the call in Lafia the Nasarawa state capital ,while inaugurating The Consultative Committee on Role of Traditional Rulers in Governance,as Architecture of Nigeria,on Thursday.

The inuaguration of the committee ,was on the heels of a similar one that held in kadunna on 2/11/2020, where northern Governors interfaced with chairmen of the northern states, traditional rers council,that was led by the Sultan of Sokoto, and brainstormed on recent developments in the country,that arose from the ENDSARS and it subsequent fallouts.

In his speech during the inauguration of the committee,governor Lalong,posited that “We believed that Political and economic development would be more successful,when rooted in widely shared institutional and cultural values which traditional authorities represent.

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” We are conscious of the fact that giving the traditional rulers more roles in governance,will require constitutional amendment,hence the setting up of the committee to look into matters and advise the northern Governors Forum on how best to pursue this desire” Gov Lalong pointed.

According to the Chairman Northern Governor’s Forum,Barrister, Simon Lalong, the northern Governors Forum ,appreciated the riles played by the traditional rulers particularly in containing the ENDSARS protest in the north.

He stated that ” In this regard,the meeting again revisited the issue of the role of traditional rulers in governance architecture of the country , although this has been on the table for a long time ,the Forum saw the necessity of putting in place this committee to accelerate action” He added.

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The Host Governor ,Engineer Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state,while thanking the traditional rulers for accepting to serve in the committee,said the essence of the meeting was to inuagurate the committee of traditional rulers,who will be saddled with the responsibility of ensuring a better northern states and Nigeria at large.

” This is why mid last year at the resumption of office as governor of Nasarawa state, I realised the important role of the traditional rulers ,who are traditional rulers who are experienced, traditional rulers that have the capacity and the right education to work together for the betterment of our people.

Governor Sule appreciated all the traditional rulers for accepting to serve in the committee.

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Chairman of the newly inuagurated committee and President Nasarawa state council of chief,Justice Sidi Mohammed Bage,promised that the honour giving to them will to their best be discharged within the required time frame.

The committee will be chaired by the emir of Lafia,along with the emir of Yawuri,Dr Zayyan,Mohd, emir of Kaura Namoda ,Dr Mohammed Asha ,with others as members.

While Senator Abdullahi Adamu represents the senate,Honourable Bello Limo,represent the Federal house of Representative and Alhaji Lia Mohammed will be representing the Federal executive council.

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