The Sokoto Emirate Council Amendment Bill has passed through the first and second readings at the Sokoto State House of Assembly.
If the amendment bill is passed into law, it will reduce the power of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, which included singlehanded appointing kingmakers and district heads without approval from the state government, among others.
Sokoto State House of Assembly passed the first and second reading of SokotoEmirate Council Amendment Bill
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The passage of the bill came the second day after the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) raised the alarm over the alleged plot by Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto state to depose the sultan of Sokoto.
Prof. Isiaq Akintola, the executive director of MURIC, expressed concerns over the possible move of the state government to depose the Sultan. The alarm came amid tension and controversy that followed the removal of five monarchs in Kano state.
Source: TheTalk.NG
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Sokoto State House of Assembly passed the first and second reading of SokotoEmirate Council Amendment Bill
