Amid the dethronement saga, on Wednesday, June 26, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saâad Abubakar lll, called on the Nigerian Army not to allow tribalism into their affairs. He noted that such could divide the army and the country at large.
As reported by Daily Trust, the Sultan made the plea during the commissioning of the newly constructed Nigerian Army Armoured Corps Headquarters complex in Bauchi on Wednesday.
Sultan spoke as the founder and executive director, Professor Ishaq Akintola alleged that the Sokoto Emirate Council amendment bill is an attempt to weaken the Sultanâs powers.
But Abubakar, the Sultan, on Wednesday, said:
The Sultan also cautioned citizens to stop maligning military personnel engaged in various operations to restore peace across the country, adding:
Recall that on Monday, June 24, MURIC’s executive director, Prof. Isiaq Akintola, raised an alarm that the Sokoto state government was plotting to depose the Sultan against the backdrop of the Kano Emirate tussle.
In a statement, MURIC cited the removal of 15 traditional rulers for various offences.
Prof Akintola further warned that Muslim Ummah in Nigeria would reject and resist any hostile actions against the Sultan, who happened to be the spiritual leader of all Muslims in Nigeria.
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that the vice president, Kashim Shettima, sent a strong warning to Sokoto state government led by Ahmed Aliyu.
At an ongoing event in Katsina state, Shettima warned Governor Aliyu against the move to depose Sultan Saâad Abubakar III.
As the plot to remove the Sultan thickens, the vice president maintained that the âSultan is an institution that must be guarded jealously at all cost.â
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
