Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu is in a meeting with traditional royal leaders at the Conference Centre of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The meeting started at 10: 15 GMT and it has royal fathers from the six geo-political zones of the country in attendance.
The meeting is part of consultations with stakeholders since President Tinubu’s assumption of office.
Earlier in the week, the Nigerian Leader met separately with State Governors and elected members of the National Assembly.
The monarchs are expected to offer useful advice to the President on how to address the challenges the nation is facing.
At the closed-door meeting, Tinubu is expected to discuss themes around national healing and unity; as he emphasised in his inaugural speech.
In his opening remarks, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’adu Abubakar III, who led his counterparts to the meeting, said the traditional rulers visited the President to congratulate him and to assure him of their support in his arduous task of nation-building.
The Sultan reasoned that the council of traditional rulers is replete with professionals from various fields, making the council a useful ready pool for the President to draw expertise.
He also expressed the traditional rulers’ confidence in Tinubu’s ability to put Nigeria in a path of progress, saying that they would support him to concretise his renewed hope agenda into actionable policies.
On his part, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Adewusi, urged President Tinubu to make more “use” of the traditional rulers to address insecurity.
“Mr. President, use us. Use us. Use us,” the monarch said.
Present are Vice President Kashim Shettima; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume; the State House Permanent Secretary, Tijjani Umar; Emir of Kano, Obi of Onitsha, Tor Tiv, Etsu Nupe, Deji of Akure, Shehu of Borno, Elegushi of Ikate, Jaja of Opobo, Lamido of Adamawa, Emir of Zazzau, Gbong Gwom Jos, Attah Igala, Alake of Egbaland, Shehu of Borno and a representative of the Oba of Benin.