The Centre for the Promotion of Sharia (CPS) has warned the Sokoto State Government not to tamper with the Sultanate Council as that will bring about devastating consequences.
The CPS, while reacting to a bill passed by the State House of Assembly which it says is aimed at striping the Sultan of Sokoto of powers to appoint district heads without the authorization of the state governor, said the government should not toy with the revered religious institution.
In a statement on Saturday signed by its Chairman, Aliyu Ibrahim Altukri, the Shariah Centre said the Sultan is not just an institution exclusive to Sokoto State alone but a revered position in which all Nigerian Muslims have a stake.
