Sokoto govt strips Sultan of power to appoint district, village heads

The Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, on Thursday signed the amended local government and chieftaincy law and five others in the state.

The amended law stripped the Sultan of the power to appoint district and village heads in the state.

The other laws are – Sokoto State Tenancy Law, Zakkat, and Waqf Law, and two others.