BREAKING: Sokoto gov't drops bombshell, reveals why it moves against Sultan

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The Sokoto state government explained the reason the state assembly was making the law to strip the Sultan of the power to appoint anyone.

Barrister Nasiru Binji, the state commissioner for justice, said there is no constitutional provision for the Sultan of Sokoto to make appointments, adding that the existing chieftaincy law in the state contravened the constitution of Nigeria.

The Sokoto State government has disclosed that it was moving to reduce the power of Sultan of Sokoto because the current law that empowered the Sultan to make appointment contravened the constitution of Nigeria.

Daily Trust reported that Binji made this known while speaking at a public hearing on the Sokoto Local Government and Chieftaincy Law 2008 on Tuesday, July 2.

The commissioner maintained that section 76(2) of the law in the state contradicted section 5(2) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.

Source: Legit.ng

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