Oba of Benin, his Royal Majesty,
Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolor, Oba Ewuware 11, has appealed to President
Muhammadu Buhari to provide the people of Edo State with infrastructural
development, security, end human trafficking as well as complete the
Benin-Auchi road.
He told Buhari that the problem
of insecurity in the state was multidimensional and required Federal Government’s
assistance.
The monarch said this during a
meeting with the President at the Presidential villa, Abuja, on Thursday.
According to the monarch, “Mr
president, what you are yet to do for us includes the areas of more
infrastructural development, security, human trafficking and to complete
Benin-Auchi road dualization.
“Human trafficking incidents are
not reducing what NGOs (Non Governmental Organisations) are doing is merely
palliative and at best scratching the surface. Some NGOs may even be in
business for themselves. The Federal Government needs to assist Edo state to
develop low to medium scale cluster industries or establish factories in each
Local Government Areas, LGAs, to reduce unemployment and prompt urban to rural
migration in order to decongest the centre for a very holistic development in
Edo state.
“We command your Excellency in
the manner you have been handling security issues in the country. In Edo state,
security issues seemed to be multidimensional. in addition to the prevailing
criminal activities of cultist killings, kidnappings etc, the activities of the
so-called community development associations are crippling the economy of our
state even much more.
“The Benin traditional authority
has been relentlessly tackling the menace of community development associations
that earned for themselves the disreputable name of community destructive
associations.
“These networks of groups attack
and are systematically destroying the normative and value system of our society
and heritage. Their evil practices scare investors away.
“Our governor and the people of Edo
state need more support from the federal government to effectively and
decisively tackle the security challenges in our state.
“May I use this opportunity to
appeal to your Excellency to kindly assist our state governor in dealing with
the security challenges in the state.
“Finally, traditional rulers in
the country play stabilising and developmental roles in the country
particularly when there is crisis brewing at the grassroots. It is sad that the
role of traditional rulers is yet to be reflected in the constitution of the
country.
“Nigeria is a country strongly
rooted in cultural blues and norms. May I use this opportunity to reassure
government that traditional institutions will be used to strengthen the unity
and development of Nigeria.
“The traditional institution will
encourage Nigerians to go on with one Nigeria. We intend to continue to use
culture to foster Nigeria image both in Nigeria and in the comity of nations.”
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