Oluwo Advocates Funding For Traditional Rulers To Checkmate Insecurity

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi has stated that in order to checkmate insecurity in the country, there is need for the Federal Government to fund traditional rulers.

Oba Akanbi who maintained that traditional rulers are the most effective to checkmate the trend added that the institution needed both the constitutional and financial backing to carry out the task.

In a press release signed by Alli Ibraheem, his Chief Press Secretary on Friday, the Oluwo while asking the Federal Government to fund responsible traditional rulers stressed that words alone could not curtail security breach.

"All enforcement agencies are dependent on traditional institution for optimum performance," he stated.

He also called for an urgent constitutional and financial empowerment.

"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've Baales, Chiefs and Princes cutting across all locations within my territory.

"If anything go 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 alert.

"I look forward to see the government response in a jiffy.

"Most of us can still act beyond should the government look into this piece."