Former president Olusegun Obasanjo
called on traditional rulers in Yorubaland not to engage in needless
supremacy battles among themselves.
The ex-president stressed that the Obas
must respect the throne they occupy and guard it jealously. The Nation
reports that Obasanjo spoke on Thursday, May 5, when the new Olubadan of
Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, visited him at his residence in
Abeokuta, Ogun state. According to him, the “I am greater than you in
throne” syndrome among some royal fathers had drawn Yorubaland backward
over the years.
Obasanjo urged the Obas to shun
unnecessary rivalry and put good governance first. “I think that what is
more important is to give good governance to the citizens and also have
mutual respect for ourselves. When I was president and even now, I
usually accord respect to all presidents, particularly to the ones with
small populations.
“I do this because I realised that no
matter how densely populated a country might be, it has the same one
vote at the United Nations just as a country with smaller population.
“For instance Nigeria with a population
of about 180 million has the same one vote with a country such as Sao
Tome with a population of 150, 000,” he said. Meanwhile, the Oba of
Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has said that Nigerians should leave former
president Goodluck Jonathan alone and stop blaming him for the nation’s
economic woes. According to him, the past actions of every citizens of
the country contributed to the present state of Nigeria’s economy.
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