The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has revealed that the panacea to a peaceful society is for governors to collaborate with traditional leaders.
The Sultan said this while speaking at the Sixth Executive Committee Meeting of the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council in Kaduna.
He expressed deep concern about the economic hardship in the country, describing Nigerians as deeply frustrated, hungry, and resentful.
The prominent traditional and religious leader emphasized that Nigeria is in an explosive situation, particularly in the northern region, according to Politics Nigeria.
He highlighted the millions of unemployed youths without income and food, stating that this posed a serious danger to the nation.
The Sultan urged the urgent need to find jobs for the teeming idle youths, emphasizing that sitting on a keg of gunpowder with millions of unemployed youths could lead to trouble.
He identified insecurity and poverty as the major issues causing trouble in the northern region and regretted that, despite holding meetings with northern governors, the security challenges persist.
The Sultan stressed the importance of traditional rulers in bringing solutions to the various problems facing the country, emphasizing that the solutions already exist, but implementation is lacking.
He called for government investment in the security sector, both in terms of equipment and manpower, to address the menace of insecurity urgently.
“We have reached that level, people are very agitated, people are hungry, they are angry, but they still believe there are people who can talk to them.
“They believe in some of their governors, some other traditional rulers, and some of their religious leaders. Fortunately, some of us double as traditional and religious leaders.
“However, we are ready to work with the governors, because we believe in them, we believe in what they are doing, and must work with them.
“And if the governors, too, want to have peace and stability in their states, they must work with the traditional leaders.”
