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| Oba Lamidi Adeyemi |
The
Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has distanced himself from the Traditional
Council of Nigeria, which the EFCC named as one of the beneficiaries of the
$2.1bn arms procurement fund.
Speaking
to journalists ahead of his 45th coronation anniversary in Oyo on Wednesday,
the Alaafin faulted the existence of the TCN, saying it was illegally
constituted.
He
said he opposed the setting up of the council when the idea was initiated some
years ago, adding that the existence of such a body could lead to disharmony
among traditional rulers in Nigeria.
He
said, “When you talk of the arms deal fund, to the best of my knowledge, none
of the traditional rulers in all the 33 local government councils in the state
collected from such money. We are not part of it.”
The
monarch commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s efforts in the fight against
corruption, saying with what the campaign had achieved so far, especially the
revelation on the looted arms fund, there was still hope that all could be well
with Nigeria.
He,
however, cautioned Buhari and the anti-graft agencies on the method being
employed to unravel the truth about Nigeria’s current economic situation.
The
monarch said, “People in position of authority should know their limitations
too and do everything in accordance with the dictates of the constitution in
order not to be seen as being vindictive.”
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