Tag: Gov. Aliyu

Sokoto: Governor damns opposers, signs law reducing Sultans power

Aminu Imam
Sultan Abubakar

Sokoto State governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has given assent to the Sokoto Local Government and Chieftaincy Law, which stripped His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar, the power to appoint District and Village Heads in the State. Recall that the law had generated controversy across the country as many were opposed to it. Speaking on Thursday after signing six Executive Bills recently passed by the State’s House of Assembly, Aliyu explained that the amendments were aimed at removing ambiguities and inconsistencies with the nations Constitution. He said the amended laws…

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Group Lampoons Media Attackers, Back Sokoto Governor’s Policies

Aminu Imam

Aminu Imam The Sokoto Progressives Forum (SPF) has hailed the State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, for what it described as his “fast-growing masses-friendly administration, unrivalled in the last eight years”. The SPF, in a media statement it issued to newsmen in Kaduna and endorsed by its Chairman, Barrister Mohammed Sani Goronyo and Secretary-General, Bashir Isa, said Governor Aliyu has achieved in 100 days what his predecessor in the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), could not do in eight years. They cited an instance of the revamping of potable drinking water supply, describing…

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