“This is a great pity": Obasanjo laments selection processes produce criminals as traditional rulers

• Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said accepted rulers are nary longer honoured and respected arsenic before
• Obasanjo said the enactment process produces criminals, cause addicts, kidnappers, and bandits arsenic monarchs successful the country
• He said galore accepted rulers deficiency the required grooming and motivation lasting to beryllium the custodians of civilization and justice

Legit.ng writer Adekunle Dada has implicit 7 years of acquisition covering metro, authorities policy, and planetary events

Abeokuta, Ogun state - Former President Olusegun Obasanjo lamented that criminals, cause addicts, vagabonds, bandits, and kidnappers are becoming accepted rulers.

Obasanjo said the accelerated proliferation of accepted rulers has led to the deterioration of accepted institutions successful the country.

Olusegun Obasanjo says accepted rulers are losing the honour and respect they usage to command. Photo credit: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP
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He lamented the enactment processes of accepted rulers with galore of them lacking the required grooming and motivation standing.

As reported by Vanguard, Obasanjo stated this successful 1 of his recently released books, Nigeria: Past and Future successful Abeokuta, Ogun authorities superior past week.

“Today, determination are criminals, cause addicts, vagabonds, bandits, and kidnappers arsenic alleged accepted rulers.”

The erstwhile Nigerian president lamented that immoderate accepted rulers person engaged successful disgraceful acts that further harm Nigeria’s fragile system.

Obasanjo bemoaned the abandonment of the accepted grooming and apprenticeship strategy that erstwhile upheld the dignity of royal offices.

“This is simply a large pity, and it has greatly contributed to the problems of Nigeria by accepted rulers. How bash we relationship for a accepted ruler snatching a ballot container astatine an predetermination polling presumption and moving distant with it?”

He said the honour and respect accepted rulers commanded during the assemblage and aboriginal post-independence periods person present been lost.

“The people of accepted rulers with their distinction, honour and dignity, arsenic we knew them successful the assemblage days and aboriginal post-independence days, has been diluted and polluted.”

Legit.ng earlier reported that Oba Hameed Adekunle Oyelude of Kuta congratulated Obasanjo connected his 88th birthday.

The accepted ruler highlighted Obasanjo’s pivotal role successful Nigeria’s economical advancement and governmental evolution.

According to Oba Oyelude, Obasanjo remains an influential fig successful governance and diplomacy contempt his age.

Legit.ng besides reported that Obasanjo explained helium nary longer identifies with the sanction "Matthew," fixed by his parents.

The erstwhile president said helium simply doesn't similar it and prefers his traditional Yoruba names.

Obasanjo urged Africans to discard assemblage influences, including overseas names, arsenic portion of breaking escaped from the legacies of slavery and colonialism.

Osun monarch faces COVID-19 fraud proceedings successful US

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Oba Joseph Olugbenga Oloyede of Apetu of Ipetumodu is reportedly facing COVID-19 fraud trial successful the United States.

The Osun accepted ruler was said to person been indicted successful the US for allegedly submitting falsified PPP and EIDL indebtedness applications successful the names of different co-conspirators.

The monarch and different suspect, Edward Oluwasanmi were charged by a national tribunal successful Cleveland.

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