104 traditional rulers receive Staff of Office in Kogi

No fewer than 104 graded and upgraded traditional rulers, earlier today, Saturday March 5,  received Staff of Office in Kogi State.

Our Kogi State Correspondent, reports that those handed  Staff of Office include; thirty one first class, thirty second class and forty three third class chiefs.

Making the presentation  at the President  Muhammadu Buhari Civic Centre, Lokoja, Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, said the upgrade was  in consonance with his administration’s commitment to accord the traditional institution its  pride of place.

Gov. Bello, described the place of the traditional institution in maintaining peace and security as very vital, urging the traditional rulers to sustain the peace and security in their domain.

 Bello, assured that his administration will continue to work with the traditional institution in achieving peace and security, just as he  described the traditional rulers as God’s representatives on earth.

The Governor, described the Traditional Rulers as owners of the land, just as he promised to continue to work with them in making the State the most peaceful in the country.

He said his administration  made fairness, equity and justice the watchword in the appointment and upgrade of the traditional rulers and promised to look into the pending request for appointment as well as  upgrade of pending traditional rulers.

While assuring that he will continue to advocate for the inclusion of the Traditional institution in politics and governance in Nigeria, Bello said he has made them part and parcel of his  administration.

Gov. Bello, thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for sending a delegation to the occasion, assuring that he will continue to work with the traditional rulers in the state, towards ensuring that the state remains top as," the most peaceful and secured in the country."

The Governor, stated  that on assumption of office, he met an in-secured state, which lacks development in all ramifications.

He  used the occasion to call on other States in the country to come and learn from the state‘s security architecture that has made it peaceful and secured.

In his remarks at the occasion, President Muhammadu Buhari, represented by Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi, Minister for Police Affairs, praised Gov. Yahaya Bello for the pride of place he has given to the traditional institution.

He described the acceptance of the newly graded and upgraded chiefs as an indication of a cordial relationship existing between the government and the traditional institution, urging Governor Bello to sustain  the working relationship towards  development.

Earlier in his  welcome remarks, Barr. Salami Ozigi, the Honourable Commissioner For Local Government And Chieftaincy Affairs in Kogi State, said the efforts to give the desired attention to the traditional institution, was   because of the important role they play in the maintenance of peace and security.

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