The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) has advised the Federal Government on the need for direct involvement of traditional rulers in governance.
Its Director-General, Chief Olusegun Runsewe, gave the advice when he received in audience a delegation led by the Olujumu of Ijumu land in Kogi, Oba Williams Olusegun, at the Nigerian Culture House, on Friday in Abuja.
Runsewe in a statement said the traditional rulers should be recognised and assigned constitutional roles of Chief Security Officers to tackle the problem of crime and youth restiveness.
“For the rate of crime and criminality, youth restiveness to take a downward turn in our society, the traditional institutions should be recognized and assigned constitutional roles of chief security officers of their various domains,” he said.
Runsewe noted that as the primary custodian of culture and tradition, the traditional rulers play a very vital role of maintaining peace in their various community.
