The Secretary to the Ajara Vetho Kingdom, High Chief Gbefa 1 Paul Ajo has advised traditional rulers to shun politics but should focus more on programmes and activities that will lead to the development of their communities.
Mr Ajo said this in an interview with The Nation at the inauguration of Baale in Council and Elder Committee of Ajara Lopo Community under the authority of the Royal Majesty Aholu Tha-Zunoh Oba Toyon 1 of Ajara Vetho Kingdom held recently at the Ajara Community, Badagry, Lagos.
He said the issue of community matters shouldn’t be played as politics and any community leader that wants to grow and build a strong and virile community must shun politics and exhibit fairness and equity in all their dealings.
“Community where facts are not being embraced and matters are seen through the eye of politics, that community will remain retarded. many communities have had their growth and capacity to develop delayed when its leaders delve into politics which often times comes with a lot of distraction. The role of community leaders is to seek for the welfare, security and overall development of their community”.
“I believe Lopo will grow and blossom as a semi-autonomous community if they put God first and the interest of the generality of the community in all their doings. Community development is a task that does have an end of which everyone nominated in one position or other should render monarch their best and give the needed support to the people God has given to you as the head”.
He further applauded the newly installed cabinet members, urging them to work together as a team and render their best to develop the community.
Also, the Baale of Ajara Lopo, Tovieyi 1 explained that the community was divided into zones and the cabinet and elders committee were chosen from each zone for easy administration of the community.
The elated Baale, promised to work towards peace and unity in the community which is the major target governor of Lagos state, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode.
“there is a nexus between community mobilization, youth empowerment and community policing which will pursued vigorously for the benefits of the community” he said.
One of the newly installed cabinet member, Chief Sam Madubueke said the gesture given to him to be part of the cabinet member of the council stressed that wherever we live is our home and we cannot live in isolation and we must be part of whatever we lead to the progress of the community.
“I will mobilise my fellow Ibo people within the community to pledge their loyalty and support to the Baale and the council for the development of the community’, he said.