Vice President Kashim Shettima has warned against any plot of dethroning the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar.
At an event in Katsina attended by the Sultan of Sokoto and the Sokoto State Deputy Governor who represented his boss, Governor Ahmed Aliyu, Shettima said the Sultan is not just the Sultan of Sokoto but an idea that must be protected.
Shettima said: “To the deputy governor of Sokoto, I have a simple message for you. Yes, the Sultan is the Sultan of Sokoto, but he is much more than that. He represents an idea. He is an institution that all of us in this country must jealously guard, protect, promote, preserve and project for the good of our nation.”
The Muslims Rights Concern (MURIC) had earlier raised an alarm of plot by the Sokoto State Governor of deposing the Sultan.
The Muslim group accused the Sokoto government of dethroning 17 traditional rulers in the state to pave the way for the eventual dethronement of the Sultan.
The group warned that Muslims all over Nigeria will protest against any move to dethrone the monarch because he is not just a king in Sokoto but the spiritual leader of Muslims in Nigeria.
Yes! Sultan is the Emir of Sokoto. But he’s much more than that…”
— Vice President Kashim Shettima.Duk Ganduje Ne Ya Fara Wannan Shirmen💔 pic.twitter.com/pys2BDkfYG
— 𝗦𝗶𝗿. 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗿. 𝗔.𝗬 (@A_Y_Rafindadi) June 24, 2024
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