President Goodluck Jonathan has urged traditional rulers in the country to support the security agencies to enable them to tackle insecurity and corruption.
The president made the appeal at the 2012 General Assembly of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN) in Osogbo.
Represented by Gen. Andrew Azazi, National Security Adviser, Jonathan said security should be seen as everybody’s business and urged the traditional rulers to ensure security in their domains.
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun said the involvement of the traditional institution remained a major way to address the issue of insecurity facing the country.
Aregbesola said traditional rulers were in a better position than those who held political offices to tackle insecurity at the grassroots because the people remain loyal to them.
The governor called on the elite to regard security as paramount to the survival of the nation and charged them to promote unity and peaceful co-existence among Nigerians.
Aregbesola challenged the traditional rulers to expose those behind the bomb blasts and other criminal activities be-devilling the country.
The Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman NCTRN, Sa'ad Abubakar, urged traditional rulers to honestly address the issue of insecurity in order to boost development.
According to him, there is the need for total commitment by all and sundry with a view to finding a lasting solution to the security challenges.
The Sultan urged Nigerians to pray fervently for solutions to the problems confronting the country, pledging that traditional rulers would play their own roles in the interest of peace and progress.
Among those present were Oba Okunade Sijuade, the Ooni of Ife and Oba Jimoh Ajagungbade, the Soun of Ogbomoso.
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