Traditional rulers have great roles to play in curbing security challenges -IEDPU boss

Date: 2018-02-12

The National President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressives Union (IEDPU) Ambassador Sheik Uthman AbdulAzeez says the traditional institution has a great role to play in reducing security challenges in any society.

Ambassador AbdulAzeez who expressed this view in Ilorin , the Kwara State capital while featuring on a Radio Kwara personality interview programme, Playing Host commended Magajis and Alanguas in the Ilorin Emirate for their efforts at tackling crimes and criminality in the emirate.

The IEDPU president lamented that the rate at which the youth involve in smoking of Indian Hemp and other drugs was becoming too alarming and called for all hands to be on deck to check the vices.

According to him , the union , the various security operatives and the state house of assembly are in partnership to reduce various acts of criminality and ritual killings which he described as very ailing to the Ilorin Emirate.

Ambassador AbdulAzeez observed that other major challenges facing the emirate is poverty and lack of disunity among the citizens and said the union is doing everything possible to to address this issues.

He therefore appealed to wealthy indigenes and other critical stakeholders of the emirate to come home and invest and enjoined the state government to continue to create conducive environment for investment to strive.

The former diplomat who had served as Nigerian Ambassador to China disclosed that on yearly basis , the IEDPU commits about five million Naira on scholarship for emirate students at various institutions across the country .

Ambassador AbdulAzeez called on the Senate President, Doctor Bukola Saraki to use his position to further enhance and improve the living standard of the people through more employment opportunities, provision of portable water, good road network and establishment of vibrant industries.

The former diplomat described leadership as the major problem confronting the nation despite her economic potentials and appealed to Nigerian leaders to emulate countries like China who came from behind to now be the second economically buoyant economy in the world.

The IEDPU president said the union has over one hundred and thirty branches all over the world and enjoined them to be good ambassadors of the Ilorin Emirate.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Yinka Aluko     Gambari     Binta Sulyman     Alfa Belgore     Radio SBS     John Olajide Adedipe     Joseph Daudu     Iyaloja-General     Smart School     Makama Of Kaiama     Ademola Kiyesola     Balogun Gambari     Gbugbu International Market     Sodiya     Busari Alabi Alausa     Eghe Igbinehin     Kulende-UITH     Firdaos Amasa     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Oluranti Idowu     Ayobami Akanbi     Air Peace     Otoge     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Mumeen Lah     IHS     Abdullahi Atanda     Pakata Development Association     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Ilorin Metro Park     Hassan Saliu     Kwara Pdp     Labaeka     Onilorin     Abubakar B.M     Kamaldeen Gambari     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Mufutau Olatinwo     UITH     Taofeeq Olateju     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     V.O. Abioye     Lai Mohammed     Tunde Saad     Funke Adedoyin     Dan Iya     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Moses Adekanye     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Paul Odama     Bayo Onimago     Salihu Alhaji Musa     All Peoples Party     Bisi Kristien     Kunle Suleiman     Sobi FM     Agor Market     Salami Adekunle     Tafida Of Kaiama     Saka Aleshinloye     Sulu Gambari     Kayode Yusuf     Saliu Oluwole     Abdulwaheed Musa     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Fulani     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Democracy Day     Salman Jawondo     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Kabir Shagaya     Sarkin Malamai    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ibrahim Orire     Modibo Kawu     KWASIEC     Oluronke Adeyemi     Village Alive Development Association     Hauwa Nuru     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Oke-Ero     School Of Nursing     KW-GIS     Saliu Oluwole     Kawu Baraje     Kaosarah Adeyi     Ridwan Agboola     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Yemi Sanni     Halidu Danbaba     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Rasheed Jimoh     Aliyu Muhammed     Ojuekun Sarumi     Moses Adekanye     Yetunde Balogun     Omu-aran     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     NIRSAL     Ayinke Saka     Forgo Battery     AbdulGafar Tosho     Moses Rahman Popoola     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Yusuf A. Usman     Adamu Atta     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Bolaji Abdullahi     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Matthew Okedare     Kwara South     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Issa Manzuma     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Chikanda     Gbajabiamila     Osinbajo     IF-K     Ayo Adeyemi     TESCOM 2025     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Olaitan Adefila     Sanusi Abubakar     Abubakar Suleiman     EFCC     Bukola Ajikobi     Sabi     Alfa Yahaya Road     Bello Abubakar     Aminat Omodara     Bursary     High Court     Baba Isale     Ado Ibrahim     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Balogun Fulani     Yahaya Muhammad     Omoniyi     Yunus Oniboki     Grillo     Tunji Ajanaku     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Ramadhan