A cross-section of residents of Sokoto and its environs have expressed blended emotions over the actions of the investigative panel constituted by the state authorities inviting conventional rulers throughout the state.
The panel headed by former Police Affairs Minister, Maigari Dingyadi, was particularly mandated to assessment the appointments of some conventional rulers and the renaming of some tertiary Establishments.
Members of the panel included Bature Shinkafi, Dr Kulu Abubakar, Isa Sadiq-Achida, Suleiman S/Fulani, and Dr Umar Yabo, as Secretary, amongst others.
It was gathered that no fewer than 20 high-ranking district heads and different classes of conventional rulers have been to date invited by the committee and questioned over complaints that emanated from their topics.
A letter signed by the Committee Secretary sighted by our correspondent indicated that monarchs have been requested to testify on their alleged roles from the complaints in addition to supply helpful hints on some actions.
The letter confirmed that the panel was named ”Committee for the assessment of conventional rulers appointment, renaming of tertiary establishments, dissolution of governing boards of businesses and parastatals.”
Talking on the scenario which some folks alleged focused conventional rulers not supporting the ruling social gathering within the final common elections, a resident, Malam Umar Alkammawa, expressed doubts over the credibility of the committee and described it as kangaroo having no authorized backings.
Alkammawa alleged that each one the panel members have been politicians together with the All Progressive Congress (APC) state Chairman, Sadiq-Achida, a scenario which can counsel political undertones.
He suggested the federal government to extensively flow into the committee memberships, mandates and instructions in addition to enable the committee to simply accept public opinions as many individuals might have enter.
One other resident, Malam Ibrahim Mika’ilu, expressed dismay over the size of the actions which have urged molestations, stressing that conventional rulers have been the fathers of all and deserved respect always.
Mika’ilu argued {that a} committee of such nature have to be chaired by a non-partisan politician including that involving politicians to the extent of state social gathering chairman portrayed critical doubts and credibility of equity.
Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, a resident of Rijjyar Dorowa, noticed that not one of the Sultanate Council members is serving as a consultant within the panel and urged the federal government to make sure equity and transparency in public dealings.
Abdullahi defined that attributable to poor public consciousness of the continuing committee actions, some folks thought-about it as scrutinizing monarchs who have been sympathetic to rapid previous administration within the state on the bottom that many monarchs weren’t invited.
It was gathered that at current 5 Sultanate Council members from Binji, Yabo, Kilgori, Wamakko and Sabon Birni together with 15 District Heads appeared earlier than the panel.
A few of the invited personalities that pleaded for anonymity, stated the alleged complainers remained faceless whereas the actions questioned have been the general public belief entrusted to them by the rapid previous administration within the state.
When contacted, the Sokoto State Commissioner for Info, Alhaji Bello Danchadi, reiterated that the committee was constituted on proper route in recognition of the calibre of personalities concerned.
Danchadi suggested folks to attend till the end result of the committee findings have been made public earlier than commenting, stressing that speculatives and rumours have been all unfounded.