Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State, has stressed the need for a legislation that would strengthen the role of traditional rulers who are custodians of traditions to revive the cultural values and norms that have eluded the society.
He noted that such issues could be better addressed by empowering the traditional institution.
The governor spoke at an event held in honour of Dr. Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed, who has been conferred the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee.
Bello while acknowledging the neglect of some of these traditions as partly responsible for the problems the country was confronted with, maintained that there must be a review of the system with more powers handed to the traditional leaders to enable them checkmate the vices that have eroded family values.
The governor who identified hard work, commitment and dedication to duty as hallmarks of success, decried the the failure of youth whom he said preferred to engage in drugs and other vices.
He noted that the new Senior Advocate of Nigeria being celebrated had exhibited the spirit of hard work, discipline and good character to have earned the prestigious rank of SAN.
According to the governor, the conferment of the rank on Ndarani Mohammed, had increased the number of SANs in Niger State.
This feat the governor said would afford the government the opportunity to synergize with them in order to articulate some demands of the State and consequently present them to the Federal Government for the growth and development of the State.
The newly conferred SAN, who dedicated his new position to humanity, said his elevation was the greatest achievement he had attained in life.
He said though the elevation translates to additional responsibility, it will spur him to serve humanity more.
Other guests at the occasion included: Prof. Muhammad Kuta Yahaya, former Secretary to the Niger State Government who was also the Chairman of the Occasion; former Presidential candidate, Mrs. Sarah Jibril; legal luminary Abraham Yisa of summit chambers Minna; representative of the Etsu Nupe, Y Y Sani and the Emir of Borgu, Alh. Haliru Dantoro (Kitoro III), who showered encomiums on the new SAN, urging him to do more as they prayed for him to succeed.
