Shehu Sani, lawmaker representing Kaduna Central at the Senate, has revealed why traditional rulers are often been victimized by their state governors.

Mr Sani, an outgoing lawmaker, said the absence of clearly defined roles of the monarchs in the Nigerian Constitution made them preys in the hands of their state governors.

He stated this while reacting to the current travails of Lamido Sanusi, the embattled emir of Kano, who watched helplessly while his domain was balkanized in a bid to whittle down his influence in the state.

Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano State governor signed a bill aimed at balkanizing the emirate on Wednesday. He is also said to be probing the financial earnings of the monarch, a move political analysts suggested will finally see Sanusi being booted out of office.

For the Kaduna lawmaker, traditional rulers whose duty are mainly in areas of security, ought to be protected by the constitution.

“Absence of clearly defined roles in the constitution makes traditional rulers vulnerable to the abuse of power, victims of blackmail and pawns and punching bags in the political chess game of their respective states,” Sani said in a Facebook post early Friday.

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“During elections, they are forced to campaign for their states Governors and the ruling parties in their respective states or risk being dethroned.

“Traditional rulers are expected to play major roles in security matters with no security votes other than handouts thrown at them by their states Governors.

“A Traditional ruler who wants to survive must be stupidly loyal, dumb and humiliatingly subservient and one that must always distance himself from the political adversaries of the Governor in office.

“Traditional rulers doing a Governors bidding can hardly be accused of aiding kidnappers or inciting inter ethnic violence even if its true. State Governors habitually creates political emirates and chiefdoms to settle scores or to reward loyalty or to reinforce their power base or for the purpose of divide and rule.

“The Traditional rulers are also not free of blame, when most of them have bastardized and commercialized the institution by dispensing Traditional tittles to people in Government and those that can pay. They create and sale funny titles with no historical basis, roots and antecedent, and to people majorly undeserving.

*Almost All Governors parade one or multiple fake Traditional titles given to them while in office. Traditional institutions have being largely desecrated by political interference, partisanship, erosion of cultural and moral values, materialism and outright violations and meddling, inimical and corrosive to the very ethical and moral component that the institution claims to possess.

“Without constitutional protection, Traditional rulers will continue to be forced by their Governors to behave like party Excos or political appointees or be ejected,” he added.

Source: https://politicstimesng.com/why-traditional-rulers-are-victimized-by-state-governors-shehu-sani/

The traditional leaders are suppose to be the fourth arm of government

Lol

Umar Ganduje that he himself should in prison in a country where rule of law is truly upheld and not only for the members of the opposition. The same Umar Ganduje is trying cut Lamido Sanusi to size. Nigeria!

GANDOLLAR WILL SOON REGRET IT IN THE FUTURE

Hmmm deeep




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I don't understand why the indigenes of Kano are just folding their hands to this madness this is as an attack on their culture even if sanusi power is deminished he's still going to be the most powerful monarch in kano

Government are not even paying their upkeep no longer and government are not paying them salary too


even the town criers before the use to pay them 5k per but this present government is not paying them again

Senator Sani is spot on.

majority of our Governors are tyrants.
The will sack local Government the can't control, shut down radio stations that criticise 'em, bribe State house of assembly members to impeach a speaker that doesn't do his bidding etc.

escodotman:
Umar Ganduje that he himself should in prison in a country where rule of law is truly upheld and not only for the members of the opposition. The same Umar Ganduje is trying cut Lamido Sanusi to size. Nigeria!

Sanusi deserve everything coming his way. he fought to enthrone a tyrant

marvin906:
I don't understand why the indigenes of Kano are just folding their hands to this madness this is as an attack on their culture even if sanusi power is deminished he's still going to be the most powerful monarch in kano

they can't do anything. any stupid move and they will face gandollar thugs

The same man who suppose to be in jail. Pls where are mine, i mine in nigeria or other world because this country is a bushit

Their cup of tea

Lagosfinder:
The traditional leaders are suppose to be the fourth arm of government

It's not only fourth arm, it's third leg and second head . Traditional institutions should be scrapped. They are nothing but money pits that are gulping state funds doing almost nothing but marrying more wives and living in opulence while their domain remain poverty zones.

Abolish traditional rulership system.

See who's talking... He sat back and watched as ElRufai connived to make southern Kaduna into a forced Emirates which is what has led to d cleansing of Kajurus presently

Nobody can do this to the Oba of Benin.

Imagine someone eating N6 billion he didn't work for, state funds that should go to developing the state and providing amenities for the people, one person swallowed it in the name of traditional ruler. Those guys are crooks. I support Ganduje. And more so, other state governors should follow suit and curb the massive corruption going on within these traditional institutions.

oluwaseyi000:
Even though I don't subscribe to the victimization of traditional rulers, but truth is this traditional rulers are adding almost nothing to the economy and betterment of the common man.

They never bring foreign investment, never think of supporting tech, during communal crises you will never see them, they are mostly dummy heads who feel entitled, they are mostly there for figure head and showmanship, I won't mind if they are completely scraped.

Quote me to state at least 3 major things your your home town/village king has done in the past five year to better you or your community

So we should destroy the tradition and get rid of the kings? Something that has been in existence for YEARS.

So the Queen of England or Emperor of Japan should be scrapped?

MobilityExpress:


It's not only fourth arm, it's third leg and second head . Traditional institutions should be scrapped. They are nothing but money pits that are gulping state funds doing almost nothing but marrying more wives and living in opulence while their domain remain poverty zones.

Imagine.... Aaaaah Nigerian youths