Court Stops Sokoto Govt From Sacking Traditional Rulers

Sokoto State– The state’s High Court has issued an order restraining Governor Ahmed Aliyu from sacking two of the 15 District Heads his administration had already removed from their positions.

The order was sought separately by Buhari Tambuwal and Abubakar Kassim, the District Heads of Tambuwal and Kebbe respectively, who are among the rulers removed by the Sokoto State Government, on the allegation of insubordination and aiding insecurity in the state.

The presiding judge, Justice Kabiru Ahmed, ordered the governor, his Attorney General and the Sokoto Sultanate Council to revert to the status quo, pending the determination of the suit filed before him by the complainants, who were represented by Ibrahim Abdullahi (SAN).

The court order stated that ‘’One Alhaji Buhari Dahiru Tambuwal and Alhaji Abubakar Kassim deposed to the affidavits attached to their respective motions.

Justice Ahmed, through two orders, directed the defendants, their agents servants, privies or assigns or any person acting on their behalves to “maintain status quo and or stay all actions and or further actions in connection with all matters dealing with and or appertaining to the removal and or dethronement of Districts Heads in Sokoto State”.

The judge said all actions be stayed particularly those of Kebbe and Tambuwal, pending the hearing and determination of the motion for interlocutory injunction duly filed before the court.