The Orangun of Oke Ila Orangun in Osun State, Oba Adedokun Abolarin, is a teacher, a lawyer and now a traditional ruler. As a traditional ruler, I am the attorney general in Oke Ila Orangun, I am the chief judge and as a traditional ruler, I am the chief social officer, chief medical officer and the chief sports officer. I am everything to the people. I am next to God. I am the “Alase Ikeji Orisa”.
According to this Oba, he narrated that a traditional rulers are supposed to be role models and should provide exemplary leadership to their subjects. We should live above board.
What else do I want? We are in a republican state and the constitution is above all of us. Under the constitution, I have the right to associate and fundamental right to freedom. For me as someone who is interested in constitutional development, you don’t put everything down in black and white in the constitution. Let the institutions of government, like the legislature, the judiciary expand the scope of the constitution.
Monarchs perform imperishable roles and traditional rulers are so important. I did not know that traditional rulers are so important until I became a king. It is a good institution to promote development in all spheres. In terms of political development, we are important in social mobilisation. The enormity of the power of the traditional institution indicated that what is expected of you is beyond the constitution. But, all of us must live under the constitution.
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