Lagos West traditional chiefs have pledged their communities’ support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other party’s candidates for the general elections.
They gave the pledge during a meeting at the weekend at Akesan in Alimosho Local Council of the state. According to them, it is important for traditional chiefs to aid the success of the elections by asking their community residents to come out and perform their civic responsibilities.
However, the Chairman, Council of Chiefs in Lagos West and Baale of Ijonland, urged the state government to provide basic amenities needed in their domain. These, he said, include welfare, infrastructure development, salary increment, elevation of their status on the throne, periodic seminars and full recognition of Baales.
RESPONDING, Senior Special Adviser to Governor Sanwo-Olu on Chieftaincy and Local Government Affairs, Robert Bibire, assured the chiefs that Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu would serve the interest of the institution if elected. Bibire said that Tinubu was passionate about Nigeria’s development, adding that Sanwo-Olu and his cabinet would also continue to care for the greater heights of Lagos State.
He also promised to look into the chief’s complaints, especially in the area of elevating them from grade to grade, adding that the state government had done a lot in the development of the traditional institution over years.
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