Why Constitution should restore traditional rulers’ roles – Danfulani

Sani Idris

Ibrahim Danfulani, National Coordinator of the Tukur Yusuf Humanity Care Foundation, has called for the full restoration of traditional rulers’ role in the Nigerian Constitution.

This, he said, should be done in the interest of national security and values.

Danfulani made the call in a New Year message he issued to newsmen on Sunday in Kaduna.

He called on the National Assembly to re-establish the roles of traditional rulers in matters involving religion, culture, security, justice and other ancillary matters in the Nigerian constitution.

Danfulani said it would go a long way in addressing a myriad of problems facing the nation.

He noted that the current constitution had relegated the traditional institution to the background with no constitutional roles.

It would be recalled that Ironsi’s 1966 Unitary Government Decree; Gen. Gowon’s 1967 and Gen. Obasanjo’s 1976 Local Government Reform Decree, stripped traditional rulers of their powers and gave same to the Local Government Councils.

He said prior to the 1976 Local Government Reforms, which stripped traditional rulers of their powers, Nigeria was at that time progressive, peaceful, decent and full of beautiful traditions and cultures.

According to Danfulani, the contemporary influence of social media and unrestricted contents detrimental to Nigeria’s culture and tradition have continued to subconsciously aid the continued subversion of the nation’s values.

He noted that the Grand Patron of the Foundation, Gen. Tukur Buratai, had observed that “modern Nigeria’s origin was based on the political, social and economic roots of Nigeria’s empires, kingdoms and chiefdoms firmly established before the colonial rule.