The Chairman of Sen. Abdulaziz Yari political group Lawal M. Liman has described the conferment of the title of Marafan Sokoto as commendable.
In a statement by the spokesman of the group, Ibrahim Muhammad Dan-Madamin Birnin Magaji, the group expressed gratitude to the Sultanate council for the honor.
He explained that the impact of the title is not limited to Sen. Yari and his immediate family alone but will be extended to the entire people of Zamfara state by extension.
The statement also explained that the award of the title will go a long way in solidifying the existing relationship established by late Marafa Ummaru Shinkafi between Sokoto and Zamfara state.
“The appointment was a further testimony to the historical antecedent of the new Marafa’s family strong ties with the founders of the revered Sakkwato Caliphate, being a scion of Abdu Yari, the son of Ƙayayen Mafara Ali Mayaƙi bn Ƙayaye Gurma who was the first Ƙayayen Mafara” the statement added.
The statement further affirmed that, “During the Jihad of the famous 19th Century Islamic Reformer, Sheikh Uthman Bn Fodio (RA), the Ƙayaye Ali Mayaƙi’s family had exhibited a great deal of loyalty, commitment and bravery to the jihadists, thereby enhancing their successes, especially in the then Zamfara area”.
According to the statement “Senator Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, the new Marafan Sakkwato has demonstrated sterling leadership qualities before, during and after his Eight-year rule of Zamfara State, an indication of his strong, positive parental background, adding that the appointee will justify the confidence reposed in him by His Eminence, The Sultan, the Sultanate Council and the entire Ummah of the Sakkwato Caliphate”.
While wishing the new Marafa of Sokoto a fruitful tenure as one of the most important traditional titleholder in the Sultanate Council, the group assured him of their continued loyalty, support, and encouragement at all times.
