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The Oluwo of Iwo land, Abdulrosheed Akanbi, says corruption would be reduced to a minimum level in Nigeria when traditional rulers join in scrutinising the activities of politicians.
Mr Akanbi, who lamented the high rate of corruption in government, blamed it on politicians and called on traditional rulers across the country to check the activities of politicians to achieve good governance.
The Osun State first-class traditional ruler made the call on Monday at the launch of his book, titled “Code of Kings”, released to mark his seventh year on the throne.
“Politicians need somebody to always check and balance. And the only people that can do it are we, the royal fathers,” he said.
“We can see so much corruption in the land. So where are we heading with this kind of democracy if there is nobody to check politicians on corruption and bad governance? We want to prepare kings for this role,” he added.
The monarch also complained that traditional rulers across the…
