President Bola Tinubu on Friday met with traditional rulers from the six geo-political zones of the country, at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja.
The meeting, which is said to be part of President Tinubu’s consultations with various stakeholders across the country, is anticipated to cover a wide range of topics, including how to promote national healing and unity.
Speaking at the meeting, Muhammadu Sa’adu Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, who led his colleagues to the meeting, said the traditional rulers visited the President to congratulate him and to assure him they would be supporting him in the huge task of running the nation.
He added that the traditional leaders will assist Tinubu in his duty of putting the renewed hope agenda into action and that they had faith in his abilities to lead the nation toward progress.
Also speaking, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Adewusi, urged President Tinubu to make more use of the traditional rulers especially in tackling insecurity, saying: “Mr. President, use us. Use us. Use us.”
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.