The Center for the Promotion of Sharia (CPS) has warned the Sokoto State Government not to tamper with the Sultanate Council as it would bring dire consequences.
The CPS, while reacting to a bill passed by the House of State said to be aimed at stripping the Sultan of Sokoto of the power to appoint district heads without the permission of the state governor, said the government should not play games with respected religious institutions.
In a statement on Saturday signed by its Chairman, Aliyu Ibrahim Altukri, the Sharia Center said that the Sultan is not just an exclusive institution in Sokoto State alone but an honorable position that is the responsibility of all Nigerian Muslims.
“We are stakeholders in the Sultanate’s institutions and we reject any interference from any political official,” the CPS statement said.
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“The Centre joins MURIC, Vice President Kashim Shettima and Senator Shehu Sani who have expressed similar views.”
The Sharia Center added that the Sultan represents a belief system and heritage established by Sheikh Uthman Danfodio that must be protected and promoted.
The center further warned groups calling for the arrest of MURIC Director General, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, to stop misleading leaders and going down the wrong path, reminded them that the duty of civil society organizations is to protect society from exploitative tendencies.
However, the statement commended the Sokoto state government for “affirming that it has no intention of following the current speculations and asserting that it has the utmost respect and appreciation for the Sultanate.”
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