Middle Belt Forum Roars: “We Won’t Bow to the Sultan!” Rejects Senate Plot to Crown Sokoto Caliphate Over Nigeria’s Monarchs

By Sandra Ukeredi  Abuja The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has kicked against a controversial clause in the proposed National Council for Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2024, which seeks to make the Sultan of Sokoto and the Ooni of Ife permanent co-chairmen of the council. In a strongly-worded statement signed by its National Publicity … Continue reading Middle Belt Forum Roars: “We Won’t Bow to the Sultan!” Rejects Senate Plot to Crown Sokoto Caliphate Over Nigeria’s Monarchs