In the midst of a heated debate over the proposed law affecting traditional institutions in Sokoto State, the High Court has issued a ruling preventing Governor Ahmed Aliyu from removing two of the 15 District Heads previously ousted by his administration.
Alhaji Buhari Tambuwal and Alhaji Abubakar Kassim, the District Heads of Tambuwal and Kebbe, respectively, requested the court’s intervention.
They were among those recently dismissed by the state government amid allegations of disobedience and contributing to insecurity in the state.
Presiding over the case, Justice Kabiru Ibrahim Ahmed ordered the governor, the Attorney General, and the Sokoto Sultanate Council to maintain the current situation until the lawsuit, led by Prof. Ibrahim Abdullahi, SAN, is resolved.
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