Obi Henry Kikachukwu, Obi of Ubulu-unor kingdom in Aniocha South Local Government area, Delta State, has commended Delta Online Publishers Forum’s Choice of theme for their 4th Annual Lecture Series.
Obi Kikachukwu gave the commendation on Sunday while interacting with a delegation of the Forum, who paid him a visit in his palace at Ubulu-unor.
The Royal Father who has been selected as one of the discussants at the lecture with the theme, “Fiscal Policy and Taxation: Balancing Revenue Generation and Economic Growth”, said with the
annual Lecture’s choice of critical national issues for discussion, DOPF has continued to provide solutions in no small measure to enhance good governance as well as contribute in entrenching democratic culture.
Obi Kikachukwu, who is a member of the State Traditional Rulers Council, said the contributions of professionals, knowledgeable individuals and groups, such as the Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF), which he noted were always based on research, could go a long way in addressing the myriad of challenges plaguing the country if only the government could reckon with them.
He also gave kudos to his counterparts in the traditional institution and said the educational background of some present day traditional rulers has added significant value to the traditional institution.
He stressed that some of the present day traditional rulers were knowledgeable enough due to their exposure and education, which he noted had helped to ease communication between them and their subjects.
The Ubulu-Unor Monarch, who recalled the situation during the colonial era when the then masters engaged the services of interpreters to be able to communicate with the traditional rulers and their subjects, said with exposure and education, there was now a better understanding of the policies and programmes of government because the traditional rulers could bring same to the knowledge of their subjects.
He explained that traditional rulers in Aniocha South had helped to develop a template for the government to easily relate with rural dwellers, adding that the present day kings were always on the move, rather than sit in their palaces, in search of ideas and reforms that would improve the well-being of their subjects.
