The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged President Bola Tinubu, state governors, and other political leaders to respond to citizens’ grievances with compassion rather than repression.
Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday at the launch of a history book marking the 30th anniversary of the Nasrul-Lahi-L-Fatih Society of Nigeria (NASFAT), the monarch cautioned leaders against “beating Nigerians with koboko” when they express frustration over hardship in the country.