PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the committee is reacting to recent developments regarding the Sokoto State Government's perceived disrespect of the Sultan.
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Last month, the Sokoto government submitted a bill to the state’s House of Assembly seeking to amend legislation on the appointment of traditional rulers in the state. If passed into law, the bill would, among other things, strip the Sultan of the power to appoint kingmakers and district heads without government approval.
Therefore, at the meeting on 2 July, members of the General Purpose Committee of the NSCIA strongly advised government and political leaders at all levels to continue to accord the traditional institution and its holders the due respect that they deserve, especially where such is combined with Islamic leadership.
“The Sokoto State government should realise that the Sultan is not just a traditional ruler; he is a religious figure of national and international repute,” one attendee said, asking not to be named because he had no permission to discuss deliberations at the meeting with journalists. “We will not allow anyone to humiliate him in any way when he has done nothing wrong.
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