His Royal Highness, the Emir of Misau Alhaji Ahmed Suleiman mni, has appealed for inclusion of traditional rulers role in the nation’s constitution to enable them carry out their duties strongly and effectively.
The Emir stated this in his palace while interacting with journalists in Misau few days after he was presented with the Staff of Office by the Bauchi State Governor Bala Muhammed.
The Emir said, “As fathers of the land, traditional leaders require important role in Nigeria’s constitution. This issue is important because the emirs are sworn in according to the constitution, we swear that we will obey the constitution. But we do not have the authority to do anything under the constitution.”
He added that, “the Council of Emirs have sent our representatives to the Senate with this request. We are praying to Almighty Allah to look into this matter and give those at the helm of affairs to look into the issue and do the right thing.”
He explained that the advantage of giving role to traditional rulers in the constitution is that it will give them the opportunity to carry out their duties according to the law, because they will use their position as it should be to bring development in the areas of education, health care and promote peace and stability in their domains.
The monarch therefore sought the support of government at all levels to consider the role of traditional rulers in the constitution considering their contribution in maintenance of peace and security at the grassroot.
He also called on religious leaders and ordinary Nigerians to engage in prayers for the peace and unity of the country, especially as we approach 2023 general elections.
