The Olojudo of Ido-Ekiti in Ekiti State, Oba Ayorinde Ilori-Faboro, has sought constitutional roles for monarchs, to run the affairs of their communities.
He said that the traditional institution should be considered in the ongoing amendment to the constitution for such roles to resolve some of the lingering challenges confronting Nigeria, including insecurity.
Oba Ilori-Faboro spoke at a meeting with reporters in Ido-Ekiti ahead of the ‘Ajodun Ido Oganganmodu 2021’.
He urged the indigenes to support the celebration.
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He said that traditional rulers were oftentimes blamed for the insecurity bedevilling their subjects, adding that they should play a role in resolving the challenge.
The monarch said despite working hard to check crimes in communities, there are still challenges, as the government is the only one empowered by the constitution to provide security for the people.
He appealed to Governor Kayode Fayemi to reconstruct township roads in Ido-Ekiti as, according to him, most of the roads had become impassable.
On the week-long ‘Ajodun Ido Oganganmodu 2021’, which ends on Saturday, the Chairman of the Planning Committee, Mr. Abiodun Abe, and the National President, Dr. Sola Ogunsina, said activities, including traditional cuisine (Arin and Alamo), free medical check-up, Arewa Ogangan Beauty Contest, whose star prize is a Toyota Camry car, presentation of honorary chieftaincy titles, religious functions and sanitation had been lined up.
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