Renowned Professor of History, ‘Siyan Oyeweso has said communities, where royal fathers govern, should be the ones paying them for the work they do.

Oyeweso, who is the Executive Director, Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding, Osogbo, while speaking to newsmen on Friday, said a royal father well loved by his people would not lack, as his townsmen would always take care of his needs.

He said government has no business giving salaries to royal fathers since they serve communities and harped on the need for people to take care of their rulers, because of the key role they play in keeping the country safe.

In recognition of their relevance to the security of lives and properties in their domains, Oyeweso said the centre had concluded arrangement to bring together traditional rulers nationwide to discuss and proffer solutions to security challenges facing the country.

Oyeweso said the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Sultan of Sokoto, His eminence Sa’ad Abubakar and other prominent traditional rulers would be in attendance to discuss the security situation in the country.

He said the security summit with the theme: ‘Security and Insecurity in Nigeria, Role of Traditional Institution,’ was organised to provide an avenue for royal fathers to contribute national discourse on security.

According to Oyeweso:

“Nigeria has never had it so bad security wise. It is nauseating that even traditional rulers have become victims of kidnap and bandit attacks. It is a shame on our humanity and a failure of the state.

“The North East is at war, the North West is battling with banditry and kidnapping. The situation is the same with the South West. This means the country is in great danger. The summit seeks to provide alternative ways to effective security.

“Besides the traditional rulers, experts in the field of intelligence, academia and people from the diaspora would be part of the summit,” Oyeweso concluded.