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President Buhari Hosts South East Traditional Rulers

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President  Buhari,  received some powerful traditional rulers from the South East in State House Abuja on Thursday .

This was revealed in the pictures shared on the Facebook page of the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.

The President  played host to the Executive Secretary, South East Council of Traditional Rulers HRM Igwe Lawrence Agubuzu.

Also, HRM Agubuzu who was accompanied on the visit by Obi of Onitsha HRM Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, Chairman, South East Council of Traditional Rulers HRM Eze (Dr) Eberechi N. Dick (JP) and HRM Eze Samuel Agunwa A. Ohiri had a closed door meeting with the President.

The purpose for the traditional rulers visit is yet to be ascertained.

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El-Rufai Cancels Fertilizer Allocation To Traditional Rulers, Politicians

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Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufais on Saturday banned the allocation of fertilisers to traditional rulers, politicians and other elites.

The governor also directed that the stock should be sold directly to local farmers from designated sales points.

His special assistant on Media, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement.

According to Aruwan, the governor gave the directive when he paid an unscheduled visit to the fertiliser warehouse of the state Ministry of Agriculture at Dankande village along Kaduna-Zaria Expressway.

According to the statement, “The governor has directed that all allocation of fertiliser products to traditional rulers, government officials and prominent politicians in the state be stopped with immediate effect.

“Fertilisers should be sold directly to interested local farmers from designated sales points that are publicly announced and are accessible.

“The governor made it clear that his administration will not condone injustice and acts of discrimination that is against the ordinary citizens as was the case before”.

Lagos Procures 100 Vehicles For Traditional Rulers

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The Lagos State Government on Monday said it had procured no fewer than 100 vehicles for the use of traditional rulers and chiefs across the state. Mr Ademorin Kuye, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, made the disclosure at the 2015 Ministerial Press Briefing in Ikeja. He said the vehicles, which had since been presented to the traditional rulers, were to ease the movement of the beneficiaries in the discharge of their duties.

Kuye said the government was committed to the welfare of Obas in the state, and would continue to take steps to demonstrate it. “With these vehicles and more that we have provided for our Obas and Chiefs, we can boldly say our traditional rulers are the most taken of in the whole of the country.

“We see traditional rulers as partners in progress and we will continue to do our best to make them comfortable,’’ he said.

Kuye said government was building new palaces and renovating old ones to enhance the comfort of traditional rulers. He said that the palaces of the Alara of Ilara, the Ayangburen of Ikorodu and Suenu had just been furnished for the comfort of the respective traditional rulers.

Giving other statistics, Kuye said the government processed no fewer than 44 applications for the recognition and upgrade of chieftaincy stools in the last one year. The commissioner said the state’s Chieftaincy Standing Tribunal of Enquiry had commenced inquiry into applications for upgrade to Obaship from various divisions.

He said the government gave approval and recognition to seven new chiefs and Baales in Epe/Ibeju division of the state within the period under review. Kuye gave the new chiefs as Prince Adewale (Iwajoba of Akodo), Rafiu Bello (Baale of Okun-Ise), Raufu Mustapha (Baale of Okun-Tiye) and Raufu Alaka (Olisa of Orimedu).

He said the others were Lamoriu Adekoya (Apebi of Orimedu), Babatunde Lamidi (Aro of Orimedu) and Kabiru Ganni (Losi of Orimedu). The Commissioner said Gov. Babatunde Fashola had presented staff of office to Prince Mufutau Ogunnukan of the Muja Ruling House as the Adegbajo of Odo-Igbajowo in Eredo Local Council Development Area. “Chief Adisa Awoyemi, Oroja of the Fafunmi Ruling House, had also been presented staff of office as Oba of Meiran in Agbado –Oke-Odo area of the state, ” he said.

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