Alhaji Ibrahim Dantsoho, Mandate Secretary Area Councils Services Secretariat, gave the warning at a meeting with graded chiefs in his office on Thursday in Abuja.
Dantsoho, who stated that the meeting was convened at the request of FCT Minister of State Dr Ramatu Aliyu, emphasized that the warning had become necessary in light of reported comments by some traditional rulers.Information Guide Nigeria
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”As traditional rulers, you should be father to all candidates aspiring for political offices, stressing that as custodians of traditional values and norms, they should stay away from partisan politics.
” I know many politicians will be coming to your palaces to seek for royal blessings and there is nothing wrong with such visits.
” However, you should not use your God given position to overtly or covertly campaign for any political party. You should also guide against certain utterances that can overheat the polity.
“I know as humans, you have the constitutional right to support any party of your choice, but you are not expected to show it openly in view of your fatherly role in the society.
“The FCT Administration is doing its best, and we should all work together so that we can all be on the same page,” he said.
Dantsoho tasked traditional rulers to beef up security in their respective domains to address pockets of security challenges in some selected chiefdoms.
“So many things have been happening in the FCT rural areas and under your jurisdictions. We need to get feedbacks so as to know the areas where we as an Administrators can come in.
“I know that issues of security is not an issue that only one or two persons seat to discuss considering the fact that the chiefdoms share borders and boundaries, and as such there is need for expanded round table discussions.”JAMB Result
