President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with traditional institutions to promote peace, security, national unity, and sustainable development across Nigeria.
The President’s message was delivered on Monday in Dutse, Jigawa State, by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, during the 8th Executive Committee Meeting of the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council.
According to the President, traditional institutions play a strategic role in grassroots governance and community stability, making their partnership essential to achieving lasting peace and national development.
“The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu fully recognises the strategic role of traditional institutions and remains committed to deepening engagement with traditional rulers in advancing peace, security, national cohesion, and development,” Idris said on behalf of the President.
Tinubu also commended the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, for its continued contributions to peacebuilding, security, unity, and development in the region.
Speaking on the meeting’s theme, “Peace, Unity and Development of the North,” Idris described peace as the foundation of development and prosperity, noting that sustainable progress can only be achieved in an atmosphere of stability and cooperation.
He said traditional rulers remain indispensable partners in governance because of their influence within communities and their ability to mobilise citizens in support of national objectives.
The minister stated that the Federal Government has strengthened coordination among the Armed Forces, intelligence agencies, and other security institutions, leading to significant successes in the fight against criminal and terrorist groups across the country.
He also highlighted the Federal Government’s ongoing Legacy Highway Projects, including the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, Calabar-Abuja Super Highway, and the Akwanga-Jos-Bauchi-Gombe Road Corridor, describing them as transformative infrastructure projects that will improve connectivity, boost economic activities, reduce transportation costs, and create employment opportunities.
Idris urged traditional rulers to continue supporting government initiatives by promoting public awareness, discouraging misinformation, and encouraging dialogue, tolerance, and responsible citizenship.
He expressed optimism that the meeting would generate practical recommendations to strengthen peace, foster unity, and accelerate development across Northern Nigeria and the country.
Also speaking at the event, Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi called on traditional rulers to intensify efforts toward promoting peace, unity, and sustainable development.
The governor identified insecurity, poverty, youth unemployment, climate change, drug abuse, and the growing number of out-of-school children as major challenges confronting the region, urging stronger collaboration among governments, traditional institutions, and local communities to address them.
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