Ambassador Buratai Calls for Adequate Recognition For Royal Fathers

<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Ambassador Buratai sues for traditional recognition<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> reports that His Excellency&comma; Lieutenant General TY Buratai &lpar;rtd&rpar;&comma; Nigeria’s Ambassador to Benin Republic has called for adequate recognition for traditional rulers and royal fathers by relevant institutions in the country&period;<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>The former Chief of Army Staff made this recommendation at the investiture ceremony of His Royal Majesty&comma; Oba Hameed Oyelude&comma; Makama Tegboosun III&comma; the Olowu of Owu-Kuta <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;tribuneonlineng&period;com&sol;">Kingdom<&sol;a> as the Life Patron of OSBC Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists at OSBC Ile-Awiye&comma; Oke-Baale&comma; Oshogbo&comma; Osun State on Wednesday&comma; August 11&period;<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>The Ambassador who was represented by Brigadier General Sani Usman Kukasheka&comma; rtd&comma; made the following remarks&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Protocol<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Honouree&comma; His Royal Majesty&comma; Oba&comma; Alhaji &lpar;Doctor&rpar; Hameed Oyelude Makama&comma; Tegboosun III&comma; The Olowu Of Owu-Kuta Kingdom&comma; The Olori of Owu-Kuta&comma; Your Royal Highnesses here present&comma; State Director of Security&comma; my friend and brother&comma; the CPS&comma; Alhaji Ismail Omipidan&comma; our host&comma; the DG OSBC&comma; other management staff of OSBC here present&comma; illustrious sons and daughters of Owu-Kuta kingdom here present&comma; the chapel chairman OSBC NUJ&comma; gentlemen of the press&comma; distinguished invited guests&comma; ladies and gentlemen&comma; it is a great honour for me to be invited to chair this historic occasion&comma; which is the investiture ceremony as Life Patron of one the most excellent Royal father of our time&comma; His Royal Majesty&comma; Oba&comma; Alhaji &lpar;Doctor&rpar;&comma; Hameed Oyelude Makama Tegboosun III&comma; the Olowu of Owu-Kuta Kingdom&comma; as Life Patron of the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists &lpar;NUJ&rpar; here at OSBC&comma; Ile-Awiye&comma; Oke-Baale&comma; Oshogbo&comma; Osun State&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;I want to commend His Royal Majesty for the kind invitation and heartily congratulate him for this recognition and well-deserved honour&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The OSBC Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists deserves commendation for the foresight of making His Royal Majesty its life Patron&period; There is no doubt that given the unprecedented accomplishments of Oba Makama&comma; his great wealth of experience&comma; wisdom and knowledge&comma; the OSBC Chapel of the NUJ had made a wise decision by appointing him its life patron&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;There is doubt that he will impact it positively as he bring his leadership&comma; great wealth of experience and enormous goodwill to assist the Union&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;His Royal Majesty has been a father to all and a bridge builder whose quest for peace and development in his kingdom and Nigeria is unparalleled&period; His patriotism and kind disposition to the military and security agencies in Nigeria is unquantifiable&period; This and many other qualities endeared him to all Nigerians and peace-loving people across the world&period; I therefore&comma; called for more recognition of our royal fathers and traditional rulers in society given the immense role they play in the society&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;This will enhance more understanding&comma; peace and security in our country&period; Congratulations Kabesi&comma; and I wish all here present to rejoice with us&comma; a good time as we witness this historic moment&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Thank you and God bless&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;