Nigeria: Maccido's Sultanate Goof

26 March 2014
opinion

Several newspapers recently published controversial remarks by Senator Ahmad Maccido, in which he appeared to cast aspersions against the respected traditional institutions, especially the Sultanate. It was unexpected of a scion to the throne to link politics with the Sultanate which, as everyone knows, bestrides wide range of influences that stretch from Sokoto to Ilorin and down to Adamawa in the Islamic hegemony of Shehu Usman Dan Fodiyo.

It is preposterous for the Senator to seek to widen his political ambition by claiming to represent vast areas. Senator Maccido's remarks in every material perspective portray intent to drag the Sultanate into the murky and divisive politics of this country. This is a dangerous trend that must not be allowed to take root. The Sultanate is the custodian of Islamic religious rites and provides a canopy of peace, unity and piety and promoter of upright values to every Muslim, and indeed all Nigerians.

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