Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has alleged that the regimes of General Aguiyi Ironsi, General Yakubu Gowon and General Olusegun Obasanjo laid the foundation for insecurity currently witnessed in the country. The monarch who spoke at a meeting with the Steering Committee of the Senate Constitution Review Committee on Thursday 11th March 2021, said General Aguiyi Ironsi 1966 Unitary Government Decree, General Yakubu Gowon 1967 civil war and General Olusegun Obasanjo 1976 Local Government Reforms Decrees stripped traditional rulers of their powers and gave same to the local government councils.
According to him, these decreesrelegated the traditional institution to the background with no constitutional role. The Sultan of Sokoto who was represented at the event by the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, averred that before the 1976 local government reforms, Nigeria was progressive, peaceful, decent and full of beautiful traditions and cultures.
The monarch appealed to the National Assembly to restore their constitutional powers, and also alleged that the colonialists needed the traditional rulers to consolidate their indirect rule and the politicians to stabilize their governments and the military so as to gain acceptance.
According to the words of Sultan of Sokoto;
“All the respective levels of governments needed them to maintain peace and security as traditional rulers were always at hand to end conflict that the police, the military and the government officials could not contain.
“Currently, traditional rulers do not have the constitutional or other legal backings to perform effectively as they are not even mentioned in the 1999 constitution. This is a great departure from all earlier constitutions that recognized them, and even gave them some functions to perform.
“Indeed, all the Nigeria earlier constitutions gave the chairmen of the State Councils of Chiefs seats in the National Council of State alongside former Presidents and Chief Justices.”
He added that the constitution should be amended to give the traditional institution a unique constitutional recognition, noting that no community or nation would thrive successfully without due consideration of its historical evolution, customs, values and beliefs.
The Sultan of Sokoto further stated;
“The constitutional provision should provide for states to enact state laws that cater for specific peculiar matters relating to traditional rulers in the respective states. In addition, the chairmen of the State Councils of Chiefs should be recognized by the constitution as members of the Council of State as it has been in all the Nigerian constitutions, except the 1999 constitution.”
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Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has alleged that the regimes of General Aguiyi Ironsi, General Yakubu Gowon and General Olusegun Obasanjo laid the foundation for insecurity currently witnessed in the country. The monarch who spoke at a meeting with the Steering Committee of the Senate Constitution Review Committee on Thursday 11th March 2021, said General Aguiyi Ironsi 1966 Unitary Government Decree, General Yakubu Gowon 1967 civil war and General Olusegun Obasanjo 1976 Local Government Reforms Decrees stripped traditional rulers of their powers and gave same to the local government councils.
According to him, these decrees relegated the traditional institution to the background with no constitutional role. The Sultan of Sokoto who was represented at the event by the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, averred that before the 1976 local government reforms, Nigeria was progressive, peaceful, decent and full of beautiful traditions and cultures.
The Sultan of Sokoto further stated;
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