President Bola Tinubu has advised the nation’s conventional rulers to step as much as the calls for of the second by serving as frontline brokers of peacebuilding and grassroots stability.
He affirmed this on Friday in Lagos throughout the launch of the autobiography of former Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation, His Royal Highness, Oba (Dr) Samuel Olu Falae.
Tinubu, represented on the event by the Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation, Senator George Akume, stated that conventional establishments stay indispensable to governance, particularly at a time of heightened safety challenges and social fragmentation.
“Our royal fathers are the closest hyperlink between authorities and the grassroots.
“Your palaces should stay centres of peacebuilding, battle decision, and ethical steering,” Tinubu stated.
The president tasked the standard rulers to be actively concerned in addressing the nation’s safety challenges and in selling unity throughout various communities.
He stated that past their ceremonial roles, royal fathers should function stabilising forces inside their domains, leveraging their affect to encourage peaceable coexistence and strengthen social cohesion.
“Peace and safety will not be solely the accountability of presidency; they’re collective duties,” Tinubu stated.
He additionally appealed to monarchs to advertise dialogue, discourage violence and strengthen cohesion inside their domains.
The President described the occasion, which attracted political leaders, conventional rulers, and members of the diplomatic neighborhood, as greater than a ceremonial e book launch, however a mirrored image on management, service, and nationwide ethos embodied by Oba Falae.
He described Oba Falae as a bridge between custom and fashionable governance along with applauding his legacy in public service, {economic} administration and cultural management.
Tinubu x-rayed Falae’s profession, from his stewardship as finance minister to his present function because the Olu-Abo of Ilu-Abo in Ondo State, saying it represented a uncommon mix of technocratic self-discipline and conventional authority.
He additionally highlighted Falae’s tenure in authorities as one marked by fiscal prudence and coverage readability, including that his contributions helped in shaping Nigeria’s {economic} framework throughout vital durations, whilst he acknowledged his management function inside Afenifere, the place he has served as chairman of the Nationwide Govt Committee since 2025.
He assured that his administration would proceed to strengthen collaboration with conventional establishments, pledging extra engagement in efforts to boost safety, social concord, and grassroots growth.
Tinubu underscored the symbolic weight of Falae’s autobiography, describing it as each a private chronicle and a mirror of Nigeria’s journey via trials and resilience.
He added that the e book would provide worthwhile classes for youthful generations on perseverance, patriotism, and integrity.
Olawale Ajimotokan
Times Nigeria