Enact law to allow traditional rulers regain dignity – Olubadan urges Tinubu

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin has enjoined the national authorities nether the enactment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to enact laws to marque accepted rulers applicable and regain their mislaid dignity.

Olakulehin made the entreaty portion receiving the Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye Orumogege 111 astatine his palace successful Oke Aremo Ibadan connected Tuesday.

The lawsuit was witnessed by Asipa Olubadan, Oba Abiodun Kola-Daisi, Ekerin Olubadan, Oba Amidu Ajibade, Ekerin Balogun, High Chief, Akeem Mobolaji Adewoyin and Ekaarun Balogun, High Chief (Senator) Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli.

Others are the Aare Ago of Ogbomosoland, High Chief S.S. Otolorin, Ikolaba, High Chief Adeniran Ojo, Aare Alaasa Chief Joseph Oyedele and Abese Alhaji Gazali Oladipo Yusuf.

Olakulehin, who spoke done Alli, noted that Ibadan and Ogbomoso person been successful a bully narration since clip immemorial.

He said that accepted rulers are the closest to the people, hence determination is simply a request for the national authorities to enact laws that volition marque them regain their pridefulness of place.

Olakulehin said, “The radical of Ibadan and Ogbomoso person been having good, communal and beneficial relationships, arsenic the 2 cities were established by warriors.

“I cognize that accepted rulers person roles to play successful the society, adjacent earlier the assemblage era, I volition guarantee that determination is unity, practice and preservation of our taste values among the accepted rulers successful the state.

“I privation the national authorities to enact laws that volition let accepted rulers applicable and regain their mislaid glory successful the country. Traditional rulers are the closest to the people”.

President-General, Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) Chief Ajeniyi Ajewole, appreciated God for the continued communal narration betwixt the 2 past cities.

He appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to instrumentality the respect, worth and dignity of accepted rulers arsenic witnessed earlier colonisation.

Olaoye earlier successful his address, noted that the sojourn became indispensable successful presumption of his committedness to guarantee unity among the accepted rulers successful the State and South West successful general.

“I privation to convey the Olubadan for the reception. I was successful the UK erstwhile helium was coronated. I said that determination was a request for maine to congratulate him aft I came backmost to Nigeria,” helium said.