President Bola Tinubu is meeting with traditional rulers and their representatives from across the country at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.
On Wednesday, the President met the 36 state governors, and today he is meeting with traditional rulers as part of a series of engagements to meet with key stakeholders across the executive, legislative, business and traditional institutions.
Tinubu is expected to discuss issues around national healing and unity at the closed-door meeting, just as he emphasised in his inaugural speech.
Leading his counterpart to the meeting, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’adu Abubakar III, in his opening remark, said the visit to the President is to congratulate him and assure him of their support towards nation-building.
The Sultan reasoned that the council of traditional rulers is replete with professionals from various fields, making the council a useful ready pool to draw expertise from adding that the rulers are solidly behind his renewed hope agenda.
Also speaking, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Adewusi, urged President Tinubu to make more “use” of the traditional rulers to address insecurity.
“Mr. President, use us. Use us. Use us,” the monarch said.
Present at the meeting are Vice President Kashim Shettima; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume; the State House Permanent Secretary, Tijjani Umar; Emir of Kano, Obi of Onitsha, Tor Tiv, Etsu Nupe, Deji of Akure, Shehu of Borno, Elegushi of Ikate, Jaja of Opobo, Lamido of Adamawa, Emir of Zazzau, Gbong Gwom Jos, Attah Igala, Alake of Egbaland, Shehu of Borno and a representative of the Oba of Benin.
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