Nigeria, June 15 -- The Chairman of the Northern Traditional Rulers' Council (NTRC) and Sultan of Sokoto, Sa'ad Abubakar, has urged citizens to identify their priorities and communicate them to their state governors, stating that political leaders and traditional rulers are servants of the people.

Speaking on Monday in his opening remarks at the 8th Executive Committee Meeting of the NTRC in Jigawa State, the Sultan stressed that citizens must engage their governors regarding public expenditure, and not leave leaders to dictate how public funds are spent unilaterally.

"Just like the traditional rulers, the governors are also servants of the people, and people should not be afraid of telling the governors the problems they have, and what...