Following the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has said giving constitutional backing and adequate funding to traditional rulers by the federal government was the surest way to curb insecurity.
The monarch, in a statement obtained by Precise news on Friday, described traditional institution as the most effective to curtail insecurity, saying the institution needed both Constitutional backing and financial mobilisation to carry out the task.
According to Oluwo, federal government should provide money for traditional rulers to safeguard their communities .He added that mere persuasion may not in anyway checkmate security breaches.
Oba Akanbi stressed that all law enforcement agencies are dependent on traditional institutions for optimum performance, and called for urgent constitutional and financial empowerment for the royal fathers for them to be able to effectively monitor their domain.
The statement read in part, “The most effective structure to checkmate insecurity is to empower traditional rulers constitutionally and financially.
“As a father to my subjects, I know every nook and cranny of my land. I have Baales, Chiefs and Princes cutting across all locations within my territory. If anything goes wrong anywhere, I know who to call for detailed and factual information.
” Should there be breach, those appointed by my office must know who to hold responsible. You can’t just mess up here. I have a properly structured and effective government.”
“I enjoin the federal government to strengthen the institution. The state of the nation calls for better patronage of the institution. Responsible monarchs should be security at alert.”
