The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Mohammad Abubakar II, has dispelled assertions that traditional rulers in the country are afraid of their State Governors.
The Sultan disclosed those while speaking at a Stakeholders’ roundtable on Northern Nigerian Youth Development, organized by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, in Abuja, on Tuesday.
He noted that traditional rulers were ruling the country even before Nigeria got independence. Adding that as monarchs they have more stake and understanding of the country than State Governors.
Recall that a former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, had stated that traditional rulers were afraid of their Governors.
But responding, the Sultan said, “I heard that traditional rulers are afraid of their Governors. No! Traditional rulers are not afraid of the Governors.
“Traditional rulers are only respecting themselves. Respecting the Governors who have authority in the various States. Not fearing them.
“Whenever anything is done, we don’t give up. We leave everything to Almighty Allah, who brought changes to the world. And we accept changes as they are.
“Because we all knew, before the Governors came to be, our institutions had been ruling the present Nigeria since 1914. There was no Nigeria then before we got independence in 1960.
“So, we have more stake as traditional leaders in the country. Because we know what our people feel and we are honest with them. And we don’t run away whenever anything happens,” the Sultan said.
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