Association of Traditional Leaders for Security, Peace and National Integration (ATLSPNI) has commended the move by House of Representatives to create constitutional roles for monarchs in the country.
Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, had, during his visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Nuhu Bamalli, at the weekend, said the Green Chamber would work to ensure that traditional rulers have constitutional roles.
In a statement, National President of ATLSPNI, Eze-Igwe William Ezugwu, the traditional rulers described the move as a welcome development, adding: “Traditional rulers hold the key to engendering peace and tackling security challenges in their various domains, if integrated into the country’s security and governance architecture.
“Certainly, if the move is actualised, it will be a legacy achievement of the 10th National Assembly that will ensure that the needed peace that eluded the country is a thing of the past in no distant time.”
He noted that, for a long time, traditional rulers had been agitating for constitutional inclusion in running the country.
“Traditional rulers across the country are willing to make useful input into the proposed legislation at any point of its drafting, if invited to do so,” he added.
