The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has raised an alarm over Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State’s alleged plan to depose the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III.
The executive director of MURIC, Prof. Isiaq Akintola, expressed concern over this anxiety in a statement made available on its website on Monday, June 24.
The development is coming amid the controversy and tension over the deposition of the 15th emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero and four others by the state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf.
As reported by Daily Trust, Governor Aliyu had earlier deposed 15 traditional rulers for various offences.
But in his statement on Monday, Akintola said Nigerian Muslims reject any thought of deposing the Sultan.
“The governor of Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu, deposed 15 traditional rulers on 23rd April 2024. That was two months ago.
“However, feelers in circulation indicate that the governor may descend on the Sultan of Sokoto any moment from now using any of the flimsy excuses used to dethrone the 15 traditional rulers whom he removed earlier.
“MURIC advises the governor to look before he leaps. The Sultan’s stool is not only traditional. It is also religious. In the same vein, his jurisdiction goes beyond Sokoto. It covers the whole of Nigeria. He is the spiritual head of all Nigerian Muslims,” Akintola said.
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