Sokoto Governor Fires Back At VP Shettima Over Comment On Plot To Dethrone Sultan Of Sokoto

The Sokoto state government has said that it expected Vice President, Kashim Shettima, to contact the state governor, Ahmed Aliyu, to get facts and figures before publicly commenting on the alleged plan to dethrone the Sultan of Sokoto...

The state government, which said this while reacting to the Vice President’s warning that the state government must ensure adequate protection of the Sultan, said that Shettima must always crosscheck facts before commenting on sensitive national matters, stressing that the Sultan issue was raised by mischief makers.

The Sokoto state government has said that it expected Vice President, Kashim Shettima, to contact the state governor, Ahmed Aliyu, to get facts and figures before publicly commenting on the alleged plan to dethrone the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar.

The state government, which said this while reacting to the Vice President’s warning that the state government must ensure adequate protection of the Sultan, said that Shettima must always crosscheck facts before commenting on sensitive national matters, stressing that the Sultan issue was raised by mischief makers.

The Vice President had on Monday warned publicly at the Northwest Security summit in Katsina, Katsina State capital, that the state government must protect the Sultan of Sokoto.

The Vice President’s warning came following the purported plan to depose the Sultan.

The Sokoto State government in a statement issued by Governor Aliyu’s spokesperson, Abubakar Bawa, said, “We sincerely expected the Vice President to have consulted the Governor before going public.

“As an elder statesman and a father to all, he should have facts and figures before judging on issues raised by mischief makers and the mushroom social media handlers known for negative propaganda.

“The fact of the matter is that there was never any attempt to sack the Sultan nor have we sent him any threat regarding that.

“Sultan enjoys all the powers he is entitled to. We never denied him any of his freedom or rights.

“We therefore do not need to be told to guard, protect, and promote the Sultan. It is our sole responsibility.”

The statement noted, “The government and People of Sokoto cherish and adore the sultanate council and would do everything possible to protect the dignity of the revered institution. 

“The Government to this end reassures all Nigerians that it will continue to protect the sultanate council and its dignity at all times.”