Encomium
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday welcomed traditional rulers in the country to the “Next Level”, urging them to be prepared to play a crucial role in the prevention and detection of criminal activities in their domains.
Speaking while receiving members of the National Council of Traditional Rulers led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, at State House, Abuja, the President noted that involving the royal fathers had become necessary in view of the deep knowledge of their localities.
According to him, “You know all the families who harbour criminals and you know those who produce respectable individuals. You know the weaknesses of our society. We need your support to consolidate our achievements.”
President Buhari listed several significant efforts by his administration to enhance national security while emphasising the overall need for stability in the country.
“What we need now is your support. No government can serve creditably without your support. We will always count on your support,” he told the traditional rulers.
The President also welcomed the royal fathers to his “second and final term, at the end of which I will, God willing, go to Daura and settle down.”
The Sultan of Sokoto and Co-Chairman of the Council, told President Buhari that the body “on behalf of all the Traditional Rulers in Nigeria, is here to congratulate you on your re-election as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
Urging “all Nigerians to accept the election result as the will of God,” the Sultan assured the President of the traditional rulers’ “continued unflinching support in your laudable projects, particularly your government’s cardinal objectives of fighting corruption, containing insecurity, generally sanitizing the governance machinery, entrenching discipline, hard work and peaceful co-existence amongst the citizenry.”
The Co-Chairman of the Council and Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, assured President Buhari that their members would work very closely with his administration to fight criminal activities.
The Ooni urged the re-elected Nigerian leader to be a President for the whole nation and father to all citizens.
Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media & Publicity)
President Muhammadu Buhari in a handshake with Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alh Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111, Ooni of Ife, HRM Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja 11, , Shehu of Gombe, HRM Usman Shehu, Amanyanabo of Twon Brass, HRM King Alfred Diete Spiff, Obi of Orodo (Eze Imo) HRM Dr. Samuel Ohiri, Shehu of Borno, HRH Alh Abubakar Umar Ibn Garbel eL-kanemi and others President Muhammadu Buhari in a handshake with Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alh Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111, Ooni of Ife, HRM Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja 11, , Shehu of Gombe, HRM Usman Shehu, Amanyanabo of Twon Brass, HRM King Alfred Diete Spiff, Obi of Orodo (Eze Imo) HRM Dr. Samuel Ohiri, Shehu of Borno, HRH Alh Abubakar Umar Ibn Garbel eL-kanemi and others L-R; President Muhammadu Buhari and cross section of Traditional Rulers L-R; President Muhammadu Buhari and cross section of Traditional Rulers President Muhammadu Buhari (M) flanked by Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alh Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111, Ooni of Ife, HRM Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja 11, Shehu of Gombe, HRM Usman Shehu, Amanyanabo of Twon Brass, HRM King Alfred Diete Spiff, Obi of Orodo (Eze Imo) HRM Dr. Samuel Ohiri, Shehu of Borno, HRH Alh Abubakar Umar Ibn Garbel eL-kanemi and others President Muhammadu Buhari in a handshake with Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alh Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111, Ooni of Ife, HRM Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja 11, , Shehu of Gombe, HRM Usman Shehu, Amanyanabo of Twon Brass, HRM King Alfred Diete Spiff, Obi of Orodo (Eze Imo) HRM Dr. Samuel Ohiri, Shehu of Borno, HRH Alh Abubakar Umar Ibn Garbel eL-kanemi and others President Muhammadu Buhari (M) flanked byChief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, SGF Mr Boss Mustapha, Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alh Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111, Ooni of Ife, HRM Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja 11, Shehu of Gombe, HRM Usman Shehu, Amanyanabo of Twon Brass, HRM King Alfred Diete Spiff, Obi of Orodo (Eze Imo) HRM Dr. Samuel Ohiri, Shehu of Borno, HRH Alh Abubakar Umar Ibn Garbel eL-kanemi and others
PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE.
