- Sokoto State Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto may be one of the one-term governors who could not return to office in their second term
- This is as the governor removed 15 emirs in office in less than one year of his tenure, citing various reasons for his action
- Months after, MURIC raised the alarm that the governor was plotting to dethrone the Emir of Sokoto, a development that attracted wide condemnation
Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, the governor of Sokoto state, is one of the first-term governors in Nigeria who may not win a second term in 2027 if he tries to contest. Barely one year in office, the governor deposed 15 emirs in the state for different offences, a development that may cost him his second-term aspiration.
A few months later, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) raised the alarm that the governor was plotting to depose the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar. Though the government denied the allegation, a bill to reduce the power of the monarch in the State House of Assembly passed the second reading.
