Sultan Is My Father And There Is No Rift In Fodio Family - Magajin Garin Sokoto

The Magajin Garin Sokoto (Custodian of Sokoto Caliphate) who had wanted to relinquish his position over a misunderstanding with the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, averred that what transpired that resulted in the skirmish was just the usual misgivings between family members that should not have been made public.

“Whatever happened is in the past and will not happen again. I hasten to tell you that whatever you may have heard or read about the Sultan and myself is no longer in the domain of a conflict that all of us should fret about,”  Danbaba told LEADERSHIP Friday in an exclusive chat yesterday.

He continued: “I consider what happened between us as a family issue that, I thank Allah, has been amicably resolved without recourse to protracted animosity.

“Without mincing words, the Sultan still remains my leader, and that of the Muslim faithful across Nigeria. Equally, I will always continue to regard him as my mentor and benefactor, whose benevolence I cherish very well”.

In the same breath the traditional title holder emphasized that he still has “great respect for the Sokoto Caliphate”.