President
Mohammadu Buhari Friday said any traditional chieftaincy title holder caught
indulging in corrupt practices should be stripped off of his traditional title.
The
President said this at Wukari Local Government Council of Taraba state on the
occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Aku-Uka of Wukari, Dr Shekarau Angyu,
He noted that the traditional “institution must be in the vanguard of the
anti-corruption crusade.”
Buhari
who spoke through his Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung
said his administration will not condone monarch treading the path of
corruption.
Noting
that the traditional institution has vital roles to play in the growth of the
country, the idea of well-placed persons bribing their ways to acquired
traditional titles, he said must as well be discouraged, as that, according to
him will halt corrupt practices.
The
President praised the Aku-Uka who is the chairman, council of chief in Taraba
State and asked people to join hands with his administration to wipe out
corruption from the country.
Earlier,
the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Mohammed Abubakar, called on Nigerians “to embrace
peace and love” adding that “insecurity is the major problem” presently
bedevilling the country.
Stressing
that “all parts of the country have its share of insecurity, “Nigerians,
according to him” must, therefore, continue to work towards stabilising our
country, as both religions [Christianity and Islam] demand that we love one
another.”
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