Without being immodest, I served as press secretary to four governors of old Oyo State between 1983 to 1989. So, you should give it to me that I saw the inside of four governments.
High Chief Lekan Alabi , the Maiye Olubadan of Ibadan Land and the first Culture Ambassador of the National Museum and Monument, Ile Ife, spoke with SEYE OLUMIDE on the need for restructuring, dearth of selfless politicians in the country, politics of the late Adegoke Adelabu and the need to give constitutional roles to traditional rulers, among other issues.
There you are; you have answered the question. When a politician promises Nigerians that he will do something, he must fulfill his promise. I don’t see why Tinubu, a politician of his status, has refused to grab or rush for a copy of the confab report and send it to the National Assembly to take a second look, so they could knock them together to make a new Constitution that would be acceptable to all of us.There should be no special section in this country.
No. This is so because over 90 per cent of the politicians today will tell you, ‘My people want me’. But which people? The average Nigerian who is passionate about public and community service do not have the kind of money to run publicity and to buy nomination forms and all other fringes that those in power possess.
Part of the damage the colonialists did to us was not only in the religious, social and political aspects, they also dabbled into our monarchical system and subordinated our kings to the superior order of the district officers. But we all know and agree that it was the king that God appointed as his representative on earth and to rule over us, his subjects. So, constitutional roles and or rights are the legal rights of kings.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu High Chief Lekan Alabi
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