N’Delta monarchs assure Tinubu of support for region’s devt

Traditional rulers in the Niger Delta have assured President Bola Tinubu of their support for his administration’s policies and programmes aimed at fostering peace, security and development in the region, as well as good governance in the country.

They also pledged their support for the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr. Dennis Otuaro, describing his appointment as well-deserved.

The monarchs stated this while delivering their remarks at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the PAP Office in Warri, Delta State, on Monday.

A statement issued by the Special Assistant on Media to the PAP Administrator, Igoniko Oduma, yesterday, stated that the meeting themed, ‘Working Together for Sustainable Peace, Security, Stability and Development in the Niger Delta,’ also examined the roles of traditional rulers in peacebuilding, security and stability of the region.

Speaking unanimously, the royal fathers of Tuomo kingdom, HRM King Justice F. F Tabai (rtd); Kabowei kingdom, HRM King Peremobowei Erebulu; Agbon kingdom, HRM King Ogurimerime Ukori; Akugebene-Mein kingdom, HRM King S.P Luke, and Ogulagha kingdom, HRM King Joseph Timiyan, stated that Niger Delta monarchs are hopeful that the people would benefit greatly from the president’s programmes for the region.

They said: “We need to appreciate the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for finding our son worthy of that office and putting a square peg in a square hole. He should be rest assured of our full support.”