Vice-President Kashim Shettima has advised the governor of Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu to ensure that the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, is guarded jealously.
He gave the charge on Monday, in his address to the North West Peace & Security Summit, holding in Katsina.
Shettima who was reacting to comments by the Executive Director of Muslim Rights Council (MURIC), Prof. Isiaq Akintola, who had raised the alarm that the Sokoto government was allegedly plotting to depose the Sultan, commended the Sultan for his role in all developments in Nigeria, and said nothing must happen to him.
“…And 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 need to jealousy guard, protect, promote, preserve and project for the growth of our nation,” the vice president added.
