This is despite the denial of the Sokoto State government on the reported plan to depose the Sultan.
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According to the house, the bill before them only seeks to strengthen the activities of the Sultanate Council of Sokoto.
The above were the words of Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Monday.
In his Sallah message on Sunday, Abubakar urged Nigerians to commit more to farming as a means to alleviate societal economic hardship and address the high cost of living in the country.
The greeting by the President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs was contained in a statement.
Abubakar, who made the call in his Sallah message in Sokoto on Thursday, said the security challenges in the country had continued to remain a great concern to all.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that though the Sultan did not disclose the outcome of the meeting, the governor said Abubakar “expressed his support for our efforts at bringing peace to Kaduna State”.
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has raised the alarm over the blood letting in the country, while the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, also criticised the “monetisation of politics”.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Sultan announced the sighting of the new moon of the month Shawwal in a broadcast in Sokoto on Thursday.
The monarch made the call on Friday in Sokoto in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the Wazirin Sokoto and Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to the Sultanate Council.
Osinbajo said: “Ten years in your royal sojourn, you are in good standing with your people and with the Nigeria people, this is not to be taken lightly the reason is that you have led by strong values
“We affirm that Nigerian Muslims only began to raise their heads with pride after the current Sultan came on board. Sultan Muhammad Sa‘ad Abubakar III gave Nigerian Muslims purposeful, mature, dynamic and responsible leadership
The hosts, who were drawn from the three majorly spoken languages in Africa — English, French and Arabic — are Ahmed Soultan (Morocco), Bonang Matheba (South Africa and Ika Jang (Congo)
Sanusi said other activities lined up for the occasion include International symposium on the Sokoto Caliphate, which would feature prominent scholars and academics from the UK, USA, Canada, the Sudan and Nigeria
Abubakar spoke when Innocent Idibia, a musician, popularly known 2Face, paid him a courtesy call in Sokoto.
Abubakar added that Islam and Christianity preached peace and love among their faithful
The announcement was contained in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council of Sokoto, and made available to the press in Sokoto
On the challenges confronting Muslims in the country, the monarch said: “We want to be treated equally, we are not asking for special treatment.
“Issues of hijab and other issues peculiar to Islam is our right and our demands must be given to us
While insisting that the trend portends a dangerous precedent that the government of Muhammadu Buhari was taking instructions from the Sultan, the coalition said the government and Islamic leaders should repay the country the extra day that was lost during the next Eid-el-Kabir “in which we expect that only one day should be approved as Public Holiday”
The statement, signed by the Secretary General of the NSCIA, Prof. Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, said though the rescue of the two Chibok girls marked a step forward and restores hope to the parents of the kidnap victims that they could still be found, “we aver that the rescue of two out of over 200 girls is still far below expectation despite being a significant step forward”
He was quoted by Vanguard as saying: “We got information that she was in the Sultan’s palace and the last time we went there, we did not find her.”