The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar II, has advised all political leaders – president, governors and all influential persons to obey court orders and the country’s laws to avoid lawlessness.
The Sultan who spoke at the 2019 4th Quarter Meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, NIREC, with the theme: “Religion and Civil Authorities in Dialogue for Nation Building,” said being law-abiding is in the interest of national development.
“We must regularly obey and respect the laws of our land. We should never disregard the laws to avoid the consequences. If a court makes a judicial pronouncement on a particular matter, it should be obeyed to the later,” the Sultan said.
He said further: “If you have any problem or disagree with the pronouncement, the next step is to appeal the pronouncement instead of disregarding or violating court judgments.
“If you are served a court order and you deliberately refused to obey it because you are a Governor, President or any influential person, then you are setting a dangerous precedent.
“There’s no society that will prosper through lawlessness. Citizens must be law-abiding so that we can achieve the desired development.”